St. Louis is currently in last place in the Western Conference table; today's guests have thirty-six points scored after thirty-nine meetings. In the last match, the Blues lost to the Islanders from New York, I think that in this match it will not be an easy game for St. Louis...
The Blues are not playing very confidently on the road this season - the team managed to get only five wins in regular time in fifteen away matches. The guests have personnel losses - the team's main defender Joel Edmundson, who already has seven points this season, will not play. Patrick Maroon, who scored eleven points this season, will not help his team. Traveling to the Wells Fargo Center in recent years has been incredibly difficult for guests - four of the last five personal meetings on the ice of Philadelphia, St. Louis lost, and in regulation time...
The team leader in terms of performance is Canadian forward Ryan O'Reilly, who has thirty-eight points in the goal+pass system this season...
Philadelphia is on the penultimate line in the Eastern Conference table, the “pilots” have thirty-six points scored after forty-one matches played. Today's hosts have a six-game losing streak, but in the last match the Flyers were close to winning over Calgary, so I think that in the meeting with St. Louis, all the cards are in Philadelphia's hands...
On its own ice, Philadelphia has not been performing well throughout the season - in nineteen home matches, the team lost nine times in regulation time. Now the hosts have a big problem with goalkeepers - two of the three main goalkeepers are injured, but in the last match Hart showed himself very well, I think that in this match he will be able to help his team score points. The Flyers were just a little short in the last match - the Flyers led twice during the match, but were unable to maintain their advantage. I think this match will turn out much better for the hosts...
The leader of the team can safely be called Canadian forward Claude Giroux, who has forty-six points for his performances this season...
Philadelphia plays extremely successfully on its ice against St. Louis, I think that in this match the hosts will be able to score points, especially since there were some bright spots in Philadelphia’s game in the last match. I'll bet that the "pilots" at least won't lose!
In the last match "Philadelphia" lost at home in overtime to Calgary (2:3), suffering its sixth defeat in a row. The Flyers dropped to last place in the Metropolitan Division and are 14 points out of the playoff zone.
In the game with Calgary, one of the leaders of the attack, Trevor Konecny, and defenseman Travis Sanheim scored a puck; Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov scored an assist. The leaders also include defenseman Shane Gostisbeheer, forwards Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek and Sean Couturier. The main problem is injuries. There are three goalkeepers in the hospital - Brian Elliott, Michal Neuvirth, Anthony Stolars, as well as defender Andrew MacDonald and striker Corban Knight.
Philadelphia is not even in the top 20 in any of the main indicators, except for the best faceoff game in the League (56.3%). But the Flyers have the second-worst defense in the NHL and the third-worst special teams.
In the last match "St. Louis" lost at home to the Islanders (3:4), suffering their third defeat in the last four meetings. As a result, the Blues occupy last place in the Central Division, and are 12 points behind the play-off zone.
In the game against the Islanders, offensive leaders Ryan O'Reilly, Brayden Schenn, and young forward Zachary Sanford scored goals. Russian striker Vladimir Tarasenko gave an assist, and Ivan Barbashev finished the match without points.
In terms of team statistics, St. Louis was not far ahead of Philadelphia, ranking in the third ten in terms of goals scored/conceded. But the Blues' special teams are better - within 16-17 places in the NHL.
On February 10, Nashville and St. Louis will meet as part of the next NHL tour. The Predators are now in fourth place in the Western Conference, just one point behind neighbors San Jose. The Bluesmen are in tenth position and three points behind eighth Vancouver. Let's find out how the opponents played their last meetings and make a forecast for the Nashville-St. Louis match.
On February 9, St. Louis was stronger with a score of 3-2. The second game at Bridgestone Arena will begin in just a few hours.
Nashville
Nashville hockey players have recently earned more points away from home. At home, the team lost three matches in a row. The defeat to Winnipeg with a score of 1-5 was very unpleasant. The opponent had the advantage in everything, and the hosts made serious mistakes in defense, which led to such a disastrous result.
As subsequent events showed, the Nashville players' domestic troubles were no longer over. First came a 2-4 loss to Florida. The opponent scored three goals in the first half of the game, and everything became clear.
In the match with Dallas there was an approximately equal fight, and the score remained 1-1 until the end of the third period. But in the end, the Stars scored two goals and recorded the score 3-1 in their favor.
St. Louis
The Blues are giving their best in the last matches to get into the top eight to participate in the playoffs. St. Louis had won six of its previous nine games. Let's note a mini series of their three victories over Montreal and Washington, with the same exact score of 4-1 and Dallas 3-1.
If we evaluate only the away matches of St. Louis, then the team performed well here too. A series of four victories over Washington, Dallas, Philadelphia and Calgary stands out. And although after that the team lost three times, in recent games there were again confident victories over Anaheim 5-1 and Columbus 4-2.
Thanks to the points scored in the past rounds, St. Louis retains its chances of getting into the playoffs. Obviously, you need to maintain the same level of play and score points at the same pace. Therefore, the upcoming match, as well as the next one, will be decisive for the St. Louis players.
Statistics of face-to-face meetings
Game forecast
We predict a very stubborn fight here, just like the day before. The guests are now very motivated, they have nowhere to retreat. The hosts will try to take a place in the top three. Statistics from previous matches between teams allows us to make a forecast for a positive handicap for the guests. Let's make this bet.
Ovechkin is slowly but surely rising up the NHL's all-time scoring list. In this regard, questions to the leader of this rating, the legendary striker Wayne Gretzky, have become more frequent.
So, recently the Russian forward The Washington Capitals scored a double in the match against the Ottawa Senators and moved into clear eighth place in the list of the best snipers in the NHL.
Gretzky stated: “We all see how he opens up in his place. Everyone knows the puck will be there. This is what happens. And he doesn’t miss.”
The legendary ex-hockey player also noted teamwork: “They work great together. Bäckström knows he is a point guard and Ovi is a finisher.”
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Siberia hosts Avtomobilist at home in this KHL match within the Eastern Conference. These clubs are located in neighboring places in the middle of the standings. Although there is a six-point difference between them. “Siberia” is in fifth position with 63 points scored. Avtomobilist is in fourth place with 69 points. These teams also have the same statistics in their last five meetings. So, they both won at first, then lost twice and won twice again.
Due to the almost equal positions in the East table, BC Fonbet gives absolutely the same odds for the victory of both teams in this meeting - 2.53. But you can bet on their draw in regulation time with a quote of 3.75. The most likely score in regular time is considered by the bookmaker's analysts to be 1:1 and 2:2. They give odds of 12.00 and 9.00, respectively.
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Today teams from two different KHL conferences will meet. CSKA, which is leading the table in the West, will host Kunlun from the East. The Muscovites have 82 points and are five points ahead of SKA in second place. And Kunlun, with 57 points, is in seventh place in its table. CSKA had a winning streak of six matches until it lost to Amur in the last round of the KHL. And Kunlun had first two victories and then three defeats in their last five matches.
Bookmakers obviously believe that Army will win this match. The odds for CSKA to win from Fonbet bookmaker are 1.28. But the success of the hosts in this match is estimated by analysts at 9.10. You can bet on a draw with a quote of 6.05. Also, the bookmaker gives odds of 13.00 for the score 1:2 or 0:3 in this match. And for the score 1:3 the quote is even lower - 11.00.
