The Blues are in the lead in the Western Conference, where there is a tight fight not only for places in the top three divisions, but also for getting into the wild card zone. The statistics of St. Louis' performances at home and away are very even - 68 and 67 percent of victories. The Lightning, who have won eight out of 13 away games, are comfortably in the lead in the East.
There are two key questions before this game. Firstly, will the hosts be able to neutralize the Floridians’ strike line, and secondly, will Cooper find options to strengthen the second attacking combination through rotation. Our expert Vladimir Dekhtyarev answers these questions in great detail.
“This match has an extremely attractive sign. Face-to-face meeting conference leaders, by definition, should turn out to be interesting. The opponents approached this match in very good condition, both teams won four victories in a row. In my opinion, the game today is expected to be low-key, and St. Louis will have a little more chances to win.
Yes, the Lightning have a powerful attack, but the Blues are famous for their defense, Jake Allen is fine. I don't think we can count on today large number abandoned pucks. Moreover, there is a high probability that the teams will not have enough 60 minutes to determine the winner.
In this regard, I preferred the bet TM (5.5) for 1.95 and F1 (0) with a coefficient of 2.03. And I will explain why this is the choice. Yes, the bookmakers indicated a slight advantage for the Lightning. But there are several points on which I would like to dwell in more detail.
Firstly, the “lightning” have developed some kind of complex when playing against teams that are potentially equal to them in class, direct competitors in the fight in the playoffs. It’s not without reason that John Cooper now began to change the combinations in the top 6, despite the grumbling of the fans.
He understands that when playing with opponents whose level is equal to or slightly higher than the level of his guys, the opponent has a number of tangible advantages. And Washington, Pittsburgh, to some extent, the Islanders and even Boston took advantage of them. After all, the task is formulated quite simple. In fact, Tampa’s opponents only need to take the first line out of the game.
And we have already seen that just such teams coped with this task very confidently. Kucherov stopped scoring, and the team found itself in a very difficult situation. And the mentor is forced to make rather controversial decisions. “St. Louis is a team that has and can play in exactly this way, we all see it.
In this match, it will be interesting for me to see what Cooper comes up with with his lineup. Removing Kucherov from the first link is a necessary measure. On the one hand, he disperses firepower, but, on the other, if the hosts manage to close Stamkos’ three, there will be no one to score at all. And the owners, as I already said, have the potential for this.
It won't be forgotten that the Blues will have home bench advantage. Mike Yeo will have the opportunity to release units onto the ice after the opponent, which, given the task, key point. And Cooper's task is thereby made doubly difficult. Therefore, I suggest taking zero handicap on the hosts, because if the game goes into overtime, in a 3 on 3 game the guests will have a chance, this is obvious,” the expert sums up.
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On Wednesday, December 13, in St. Louis at 04:00 Moscow time on the ice of the Scottrade Center, the St. Louis Blues will host the Tampa Bay Lightning in a match regular season NHL.
Experts from BC 1xStavka give equal odds for victories for both teams. For a St. Louis victory, the odds are -2.54. For a draw after three periods, the odds are 3.94. The Tampa Bay Lightning's victory is estimated at odds of 2.52. Interesting in this pair are the quotes for the total of the match; “1xBet” offers to bet on TB6 with odds of 2.27 and TM6 – 1.68.
St. Louis approaches the home game with winning streak of 4 matches: Montreal 4:3, Dallas 3:0, Detroit 6:1 and Buffalo 3:2. In 4 matches, 16 goals were scored and 6 goals conceded. In the match with Buffalo, the “musicians” won only in overtime, losing a 2-goal advantage during the match. The best for the “bluesmen” were Tarasenko 1+1, Stastny 1+1 and Edmundson 0+2. In 31 games of the season, Mike Yeo's team scored 44 points, scored 104 goals and conceded 78 goals, leading the western conference. St. Louis averages 3.35 goals this season and allows 2.5 shots per game. In 16 games home ice The Blues earned 22 points, scoring 56 goals and conceding 39 goals. There are three St. Louis players on the list of league snipers: Schenn 16+21, Schwartz 14+21 and Tarasenko 14+19. It should be noted that individual awards St. Louis hockey players have received a lot in recent days. The third NHL player in November was St. Louis Blues forward Braden Schenn, who scored seven goals and made 12 assists in 12 games, earning a +10 utility rating. Plus, first and second places in the list of last week's players in the league also remained with the Bluesmen. The first star was forward Braden Schenn, who scored 7 (6+1) points in four meetings. In a match with the Montreal Canadiens, he scored the third hat-trick of his career. The second star was goalkeeper Jake Allen, who won four matches and reflected 94.4% of shots with a reliability coefficient of 1.50. The Blues are showing great hockey and results, despite the fact that their hospital is overcrowded: Robby Fabbri, Zach Stanford, Luke Opilka, Jaden Schwartz, Alex Pietrangelo and Carter Hutton are injured.
Tampa Bay will play its first road game in December. The Lightning are approaching the road with a winning streak of 4 matches: San Jose 5:2, Islanders 6:2, Colorado 5:2 and Winnipeg 4:3, 20 goals scored and 9 goals conceded in these matches. In the match against Winnipeg, Tampa's victory was difficult; the score in the match developed rapidly 0:1, 2:1, 2:3, 23:3 and won in overtime 4:3. The Lightning had an excellent match with Point 1+1 and Johnson 0+2. In 29 games of the season, John Cooper's team scored 44 points, scoring 110 and conceding 74 goals, being the strongest team in the east. The Lightning's average score is 3.7 goals, while Tampa concedes 2.5 goals. In 13 away games, Tampa Bay scored 17 points, scoring 45 and conceding 33 goals. Being the most productive team in the league, it is not surprising that Tampa is represented by 4 hockey players in the TOP 50 NHL snipers: Stamkos 12+30, Kucherov 20+21, Namestnikov 12+15 and Point 12+14. Let's note Mikhail Sergachev, he became the third rookie defenseman in NHL history in the last 30 years under the age of 20, who managed to score 20 points for performance in the first 29 games of the season. Sergachev took part in 29 matches of the club and scored 20 (7+13) points using the goal+pass system. New York Islanders defenseman Brian Berard (1996-97 season) and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (2016-17) scored 21 points each over the same period. Jonn Tammela and Braydon Coburn will not be able to help the Lightning on Wednesday due to injuries.
The season leaders have already met in this championship; on October 15, Tampa won at home 2:1. On at the moment The Blues and Lightning are the strongest teams in the NHL. St. Louis hasn't lost to Tampa since 2013. The upcoming match will determine the sole leader of the NHL this season, and the hosts have a slight advantage in it. In terms of performance, you shouldn’t expect many goals in this match. Bet: St. Louis Blues win – L1 with odds of 2.54 and TM6 with odds of 1.68.
Prediction for the match St. Louis Blues – Tampa Bay Lightning: victory St. Louis Blues – W1 (odds 2.54) and total less than 6 (odds 1.68).
Place: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, USA
Tournament: National Hockey League. Regular season.
Analytics and match review
On Wednesday, December thirteenth, as part of the regular season of the National Hockey League, a match will take place between the St. Louis Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning teams. The game will take place in St. Louis, on ice sports center Scottrade Center. The match starts at 04:00 Moscow time.
St. Louis played 31 games in the regular season. The team has eleven wins on home ice and ten away wins. St. Louis lost five home and five away games.
Tampa played 29 matches this season. The team has thirteen wins on home ice and eight on the road. Tampa lost three home and five away games.
Forecast and bets for the match St. Louis Blues – Tampa Bay Lightning
St. Louis won its fourth straight game. This time the team beat the Buffalo Sabers. Buffalo resisted until the last seconds: goalkeeper Robin Lehner saved or blocked more than forty shots. In the second minute of the match, Schenn opened the scoring, and Paul Stastny scored another goal three minutes before the end of the second period. In the third period, the Sabers bounced back: Evan Rodriguez scored two goals for St. Louis. As a result, Buffalo received a well-deserved point for participating in overtime, but the victory after Tarasenko's puck went to St. Louis.
Tampa beat the Winnipeg Jets in the previous match. An unusual situation for the NHL: all three periods of the game ended with a draw, and in each the teams scored a puck against each other. Winnipeg took the lead twice – after goals from Copp and Ehlers. Gourdet and Kucherov compared the score. In the second period, Sergachev put Tampa ahead for a couple of minutes - after which Connor evened the score. Point scored the final goal in the second minute of overtime.
The match between St. Louis and Tampa is one of the most interesting this week. Both teams are conference leaders: St. Louis is the leader in the West, Tampa is the leader in the East. The teams have similar statistics and style of play. The only match between the teams took place in Tampa in mid-October. The Lightning won the home match with a score of 2:1.
The best bets for the match St. Louis Blues - Tampa Bay Lightning, in our opinion, will be total under 6 (under 6) 1.68 and total under 6.5 (under 6.5) 1.49.
St. Louis Blues – Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL 12/13/17 04:00 Moscow time
Bet: total less than 6 (TM 6)
St. Louis Blues – Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL 12/13/17 04:00 Moscow time
Bet: total less than 6.5 (TM 6.5)
Interesting facts before the match St. Louis Blues - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Within the NHL, the teams played 40 matches. St. Louis has 21 wins in regulation and three in overtime. Tampa has 10 wins in regulation and two in overtime.
Bookmaker odds for the match St. Louis Blues - Tampa Bay Lightning
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St. Louis is having a great season. The team won twenty-one out of a possible thirty-one. Thanks to such outstanding results, the team headed standings. To maintain their positions, the guests need to make every effort and win another triumph over an equally strong opponent.
Tampa Bay also has great statistics. Thanks to this, the guests became first in the Eastern Conference. Today the team will not play in their own walls, but even despite this, the club will be able to prevail over the opponent.
Thus, the meeting between the two leaders should bring many scoring chances, so betting on the total is very promising.
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On December 13, as part of the NHL regular season, the leaders of the Western and Eastern Conferences will meet. The St. Louis Blues will host the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Both teams have some of the league's best offensive and defensive performances. Surprisingly, the rivals have been operating on the same schedule lately. The opponents, having suffered defeat, won four victories in a row, and in the last round both clubs had to play extra time. Tampa beat Winnipeg (4:3 OT), St. Louis defeated Buffalo (3:2 OT). True, there is one “but”: if the Lightning met mainly with top clubs, then the Blues dealt with the middle peasants and outsiders of the league.
The opponents played one head-to-head match this season. In mid-October, Tampa celebrated a victory at home with a score of 2:1. Now the Lightning, in our opinion, look a little preferable to their opponent. Firstly, John Cooper’s team recently cannot be stopped even strong teams included in the playoff zone. Secondly, guests have fewer problems with staffing. Therefore, we recommend betting that
