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St. Louis vs. Calgary: NHL Match Prediction
St. Louis will host a battle against Calgary on January 15 at home. The Notes have recently pulled themselves together, but they can't find stability. The Lights, in turn, have won two victories in a row, but this season they have shown rather weak results on the road and have failed matches even with weaker opponents. The last match between the clubs, which took place last month, ended in favor of the Blues in an equal fight. Can they repeat this result? What should they bet on? Find the answers to these questions in the betting tip
Command Analysis
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis is in tenth place in the Western Conference and has shown rather unstable results this season. The team is already four points behind the eighth position, but with a strong desire it can return to the top eight in the near future. However, of course, throughout the season the club rarely pleases fans with victories and is often on a losing streak, so with such indicators it will be very difficult to claim anything significant.
The Notes had previously managed to achieve success in matches with Chicago (6:2) and Ottawa (4:0), but after that they lost to Columbus (4:6) and Minnesota (4:6), while conceding 12 goals in a couple of matches. There is nothing particularly surprising about this, since Jim Montgomery team adheres to a fairly open style of play and is used to playing on the counterattack. However, the third game segment remains the most unsuccessful in his performance, in which he has 41:50 in goals scored and goals conceded.
It also worth remembering that St. Louis has struggled to get its penalty kill going. The Blues currently have a 73.7% kill percentage, ranking 27th in the league. Notably, the Blues have only won six games within 60 minutes on their home ice, while they've lost nine times.
Disqualifications and injuries
Faksa, Krug and Leddy will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- St. Louis gets 7.5 penalty minutes per game.
Typically, notes are removed at least four times per match.
- Statistically, St. Louis has 26 shots on goal.
The team has been characterized by rather low shooting activity this season.
Calgary Flames
CanadaCurrent form
Calgary is in ninth place in the West and continues to fight fiercely for a place in the playoff zone. At the moment, the club has earned a total of 47 points, while Vancouver, which is higher, is ahead of the Flames by only one point. The team under the coaching of Ryan Huskey cannot boast of a stable strong game on the road, but the Canadians often win at home. After away games in San Jose (3:1) and Vegas (0:3), the Flames returned to the province of Alberta, where they first defeated Vancouver (3:1), but a day later lost to Utah (3:5). Having finished the home series with a defeat to Nashville, the Flames beat Anaheim in California (3:2, OT). Then the guests took the lead twice during the meeting, but won only in overtime.
Calgary, after a break due to the California fires, played well against Los Angeles, where they celebrated a 2-1 victory. The team only took 18 shots on goal, but they were good at converting their chances. Daniel Vladar also showed his best side and parried 31 shots in total.
By the way, Vladar and Vulf continue to actively fight for the role of the hosts' number one. In the last matches, it was the American who appeared on the ice and he managed to win four matches out of the previous five with the team. During this season, he has reflected 91.35% of shots, while his Czech colleague has 88.78% of saves.
Disqualifications and injuries
Justin Kirkland, Connor Zary and Anthony Mantha will be unable to help their team in the upcoming match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Calgary gets 10.05 penalty minutes.
Lights are removed on average at least five times per match
- Flames have 42-49 goals against in the third period
Calgary concedes more goals in the third period than in other periods
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
Three out of four matches between the clubs ended in scoring
1.85Bet 2nd period: both teams to score
In the last two out of three head-to-head meetings, both teams scored goals in the second period.
2.25Tip and bets
Calgary hasn't shown the best results on the road before, but we wouldn't underestimate them in the matchup with St. Louis. Still, Ryan Huskey team has improved recently and had two good games the day before. Plus, in the previous meeting with the Blues, the Flames brought the game to overtime, but luck was not on their side. In any case, we are expecting a duel between more or less equal teams, and the Flames may well surprise in this match and fight for at least one point. We think that they will be able to bring the game to overtime or a shootout.
Prediction - Calgary will not lose at 1.80
Bet on individual total
Calgary usually shows decent efficiency in matches with St. Louis and opens the opponent defense at least three or four times. The Flames also make good use of the numerical advantage on the ice, on average realizing every fifth attempt. The Blues have been missing a lot lately, even when playing on their home ice. The Flames are attack-minded every game, so in our opinion, they should score at least three goals.
We take Calgary individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.85
Total Bet
Meetings between the teams are often high-scoring and in the five previous head-to-heads the teams only failed to score at least five goals once. At the same time, St. Louis spent a lot of energy the day before and will try to play from the opponent. Calgary will wait for its moments, so the meeting is unlikely to be bright. We do not expect more than five goals from the opponents.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 2.00
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