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St. Louis — Florida: NHL match forecast
St. Louis will host a fight on its own ice against Florida on February 7, and we, in turn, will try to provide an accurate forecast for this confrontation. The Notes are in terrible shape at the moment and are losing match after match, while the Panthers have previously had great results. The last meeting between the teams was held in an equal struggle, but still ended in favor of the guests. What bet should be placed on the upcoming match? You will learn about this from the forecast
Command Analysis
St. Louis Blues
USACurrent form
St. Louis was as close to the playoff zone as possible not so long ago and should have been in the top eight in the near future, but from that moment on, it began to show poor results and remains in mediocre shape to this day. At the moment, the club is already six points behind the playoff zone and occupies the 11th place in the Western Conference, so in February it will do its best to correct the current situation.
Let's remind that in five previous matches out of five the team failed. She faced a series of four defeats. After the disastrous matches against Vancouver (2:5) and Colorado (0:5), she found the strength to deal with Utah on the road (2:1), but in the next confrontation with Edmonton she lost again with a score of 2:3 in overtime. In that match with the Oilers, Jim Montgomery's team had every chance of success, because up to the 58th minute he had a minimal advantage, but he could not put the squeeze on a powerful opponent and bring the matter to a victorious end.
In general, the Blues are not performing particularly well on their ice, as they had previously managed to win only nine victories during the regular season. As a rule, the third game period is the worst for them, in which they currently have a 47:58 ratio in terms of goals scored and conceded.
Disqualifications and injuries
Krug, Tucker and Joseph will not be able to help their team in the upcoming confrontation.
Interesting betting trends
- According to statistics, St. Louis gets 7.48 minutes of penalty time per match.
The Blues are usually eliminated at least four times per game and are not known for their perfect discipline this season.
- On average, St. Louis makes 26 shots on target.
The "Notes" are marked by low throwing activity this season and usually threaten the opponent's goal no more than 26 times.
Florida Panthers
USACurrent form
Florida remains one of the main leaders of the Eastern Conference and currently ranks third in the standings. The team, of course, cannot claim the first place in the near future, since it is exactly ten points behind it, but in the future, of course, it can lead the table, especially if it continues to perform in the same spirit and often give out winning streaks. We emphasize that she has been showing her best lately and even won three Victorias in a row.
So, on their ice, the Panthers alternately dealt with Los Angeles (3:0), Chicago (5:1) and the Islanders (6:3). After that, they went on a field trip and immediately fought with the leader of the East in the person of Washington, which they nevertheless lost to with a score of 3:6. In the confrontation with the Capitals, Paul Maurice's team completely failed in the final twenty minutes, although before that he had spent 40 minutes at a high level and even, one might say, controlled the course of the game.
If we talk about the Florida away game as a whole, it should be noted that it performs quite strongly on foreign grounds and has already managed to win 14 victories within the regular time. At the same time, the Panthers often demonstrate high performance and on average differ in no less than three or four goals scored. The club also enjoys a great numerical advantage and now has 24.1% of excess sales, ranking seventh in the league by this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
"Florida" has no problems with the lineup, and only Macky Samoskevich will miss the upcoming match due to injury.
Interesting betting trends
- Florida has a 57:48 ratio of goals scored and conceded in the first period.
The team concedes the fewest goals during the opening game period.
- Florida gets an average of 9.69 minutes of penalty time.
The team is not very disciplined this season and usually breaks the rules at least five times.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total less than 1.5 pucks
In three out of four matches between the clubs, the first period was inconclusive.
1.82The 3rd periodbet: the victory of the guests
In three out of four matches, the guests reserved the third period for themselves.
2.25Tip and bets
"Florida" has recently been distinguished by excellent results and stumbled only in the confrontation with "Washington", which today is the undisputed leader of the East. St. Louis, on the other hand, lost to completely different opponents and often lost within regular time, so the Panthers look much preferable in this confrontation. Plus, Paul Maurice's team is showing pretty good results on the road and in many meetings they achieve victory with a difference of several goals. We think that this time the formal favorite will win a clear victory.
Forecast - Florida's victory in 2.00
Betting on an individual total
St. Louis has faced big problems offensively in past matches and has been unable to open up opponents' defenses more than once or twice. Florida doesn't miss much in matches with such teams, and Sergei Bobrovsky feels extremely comfortable and makes a lot of saves. By the way, in the last two matches against the Blues, the Panthers also managed less than three goals conceded.
We're betting on St. Louis' individual total of less than 2.5 goals for 1.80
Bet on the total total
We wouldn't expect a lot of goals in this game. Most likely, after an unsuccessful match against Washington, Florida will try to act more cautiously and avoid making stupid mistakes in its own zone. In addition, in meetings with opponents outside the playoff zone, the Panthers prefer to win in class, so it is likely that in this match we will witness no more than five abandoned goals.
We take a total of less than 5.5 pucks with a coefficient of 1.90
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