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St. Louis vs. Ottawa: NHL Match Prediction
As part of the NHL championship, a match between St. Louis and Ottawa will take place on January 4, for which we will try to present an accurate forecast. The Notes, by the way, are currently in pretty good shape and have celebrated success in three previous matches out of four. The Senators, on the contrary, have lost in the last three matches out of four, so it cannot be said that they are fully prepared for the confrontation with the Blues. However, what is the best bet on this event? You will find out more about this below
Command Analysis
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis is still outside the playoff zone and currently occupies the 11th position in the standings. The team is literally three points behind the top eight, so it can seriously improve its position in the near future. Of course, the start of the season was not going well for it, but it did not give up, and despite all the difficulties, it began to please fans with positive results much more often.
Let us recall that earlier, the “Notes” confidently dealt with “Detroit” (4:0) on the road, then beat “Nashville” (7:4) at home, and after an unsuccessful match against “Buffalo” (2:4), they proved their superiority over “Chicago” on the road with a score of 4:2. At the same time, in many matches, Jim Montgomery’s team demonstrated decent efficiency and opened up the opponents’ defense at least three or four times.
Jordan Kairu, who is having a very successful season overall and has already earned 32 points in the goal+assist system, has also scored frequently. However, the Blues still need to work on their game in the third game segment, in which they currently have a ratio of 35:43 in goals scored and goals allowed. The club is also far from ideal in terms of actions in 5x3 and 5x4 formats, since they have only a 16.3% conversion rate on extra man power play and occupy the 25th position in the league in this indicator. In key moments, they usually lack this very much.
Disqualifications and injuries
Leddy, Faksa and Krug will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- St. Louis gets 7.79 penalty minutes
"Notes" are removed on average at least four times per match
- According to statistics, the "Notes" make 26 shots on target
The Blues are one of the lowest scoring teams in the league right now.
Ottawa Senators
CanadaCurrent form
Ottawa has occasionally surprised with its results this season and is currently in the playoff zone. The team is currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and has earned a total of 40 points. Recall that in December it was able to produce a series of six victories, but after that it began to show less than successful results and suffered three defeats in four matches.
Thus, the Senators lost to Edmonton (1:3) and Winnipeg (2:4), and after a successful match against Minnesota (3:1) they lost again to Dallas with a score of 2:4. Oddly enough, in many previous meetings, Travis Green team had difficulties creating and realizing chances, although usually even on the road he scores about three goals per match. However, the club often ends the meetings in its favor when it concedes no more than one or two goals in response.
The Canadians are most powerful in the opening twenty minutes, where they try to seize a minimal advantage, which is why they currently have a 37:28 ratio in goals scored and goals conceded. Unlike their opponent, Ottawa makes good use of their numerical advantage and currently has a 24.2% majority conversion rate. However, it must be said that they do not play as well away from home, since they have lost in regulation time in exactly half of their games.
Disqualifications and injuries
Perron, Ullmark and Amadio will not be able to take part in the match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Ottawa is getting 8.32 penalty minutes per game.
Typically, Canadians are sent off at least four times per game.
- Ottawa wins 52.6% of faceoffs
The Senators are at their best at the point and have a good record
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In the last three matches involving the home team, the first period was productive
1.85Bet 3rd period: home team to score
In the last four games against Ottawa, the hosts have scored goals in the third period.
1.47Tip and bets
In our opinion, St. Louis cannot be considered an outsider in this confrontation. Firstly, the “Notes” play on their home ice, where they have shown good results recently. Secondly, Ottawa itself has been performing rather mediocrely on the road this season and has lost quite a few points. Thirdly, at the moment, the “Blues” are clearly in better shape than the “Senators”, and, accordingly, should be better prepared for this confrontation. Based on this, we suggest betting on the success of the home team.
Prediction - St. Louis win with handicap (0) for 1.95
Bet on individual total
"St. Louis" showed good efficiency in previous meetings and often distinguished themselves by more than two goals. "Notes" began to use their moments better than before, and even in the match the day before they were able to score six goals. "Ottawa" in four out of five meetings conceded at least three times, so it makes sense to bet on the individual total of the "blues".
We take the individual total of "St. Louis" over 2.5 goals for 1.72
Total Bet
Previous meetings between the teams were often productive. The teams prefer to act in an open style, and Ottawa plays exclusively on the road. The hosts also played spectacularly in their last meetings and pleased the spectators with a large number of goals. We think that they will also play in a similar style against the Senators. Based on this, we offer a bet on the total over.
We bet on total over 5.5 goals for 1.85
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