The Blues are leading 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 wins. The Lightning, having won eight away matches out of 13, are comfortably leading in the East.

There are two key questions before this game. Firstly, will the hosts be able to neutralize the strike link of the Floridians, and secondly, will Cooper find options to strengthen the second attacking combination through rotation. Our expert Vladimir Dekhtyarev answers these questions in great detail.

“Extremely attractive sign for this match. Face-to-face meeting conference leaders, by definition, should be interesting. The opponents approached this match in a very good condition, both teams won four victories in a row. In my opinion, the game is expected to be low today, and St. Louis will have a slightly better chance of winning.

Yes, the Lightning have a powerful offense, but the Blues are famous for their defense, okay Jake Allen. I don't think you can count on a large number of goals today. 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 Under (5.5) for 1.95 and H1 (0) with a coefficient of 2.03. And I will explain why the choice is such. Yes, the bookmakers have marked a slight advantage for the Lightning. But there are a few points on which I would like to dwell in more detail.

Firstly, the Lightnings have developed some kind of complex when playing against teams that are potentially equal in class to them, direct competitors in the playoffs. John Cooper is not without reason now began to change combinations in the top 6, despite the murmur of the fans.

After all, 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 they were used by "Washington", "Pittsburgh", partly, "Islanders" and even "Boston". After all, the task is formulated quite simply. In fact, it is enough for Tampa's rivals to turn off the first link from the game.

And we have already seen that just such teams coped with this task quite confidently. Kucherov stopped scoring, and the team found itself in a very difficult position. And the mentor is forced to make rather controversial decisions. Louis is a team that has and can play that way, we all see it.

It will be interesting for me in this match to see what Cooper comes up with with the composition. Removing Kucherov from the first link is a necessary measure. On the one hand, he disperses firepower, but, on the other hand, if the hosts manage to close the top three of Stamkos, there will be no one to score at all. And the hosts have the potential, as I said, for this.

Let's not forget that the Blues will have home bench advantage. Mike Yeoh will be able to release the links on the ice after the opponent, which, given the task - key moment. And Cooper's task is thus doubly complicated. Therefore, I propose to take zero handicap on the hosts, because if the game goes into overtime, the guests will have chances when playing “3 on 3”, this is obvious, ”the expert sums up.

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St. Louis is having a great time this season. The team won twenty-one out of thirty-one possible victories. Thanks to such excellent results, the team topped the standings. To keep their positions, the guests need to make every effort and win another triumph over an equally strong opponent.

Tampa Bay also shows great statistics. Thanks to this, the guests became the first in the Eastern Conference. Today the team will play outside the home walls, but despite this, the club will be able to take over the opponent.

Thus, the meeting of the two leaders should bring a lot of scoring chances, so the bet on total more is very promising.

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St. Louis Blues

Match time

Tampa Bay Lightnings

Tournament: NHL

Venue: Stadium: Scottrade Center (St. Louis).

Continuation of the regular season of the National hockey league will be the match in which the St. Louis Blues will meet with the Tampa Bay Lightning. This is the most anticipated event on the tour as these teams are the strongest in their conferences. Let's try to predict who will win in the eternal struggle between the West and the East.

St. Louis Blues

Louis is doing great this season, confidently getting points in every game they play. in four recent games Mike Yeoh's squad was able to achieve a 100 percent success rate. In the last match, the "musicians" met with one of the outsiders of the NHL and were able to indicate their advantage only in overtime. The St. Louis Blues are currently at the top of the Western Conference standings, with a minimal lead over their closest competitor.

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning from Tampa delight their fans with great offensive performances. Not every opponent of this team can cope with the most powerful onslaught of forwards. By analogy with the "St. Louis Blues", Cooper's wards have a winning streak of 4 games. Only Winnipeg at that time managed to fray the nerves of the Lightning, losing after regular time of the match. The Tampa Bay Lightning's position is first in the Eastern Conference. Leading the nearest pursuer in the leader race is only 2 points.

Forecast

The bookmakers have set equal chances for the teams to win. However, based on the technical recent speeches, you can tilt a slight advantage towards Lightning. The controversial confrontation between St. Louis and Buffalo shows that the best team West is not perfect, and its players can also make ridiculous mistakes. "Tampa" does not forgive such a game, punishing for such mistakes.

Match prediction: victory in the Tampa match, taking into account OT and shootouts (W2).

Game start: 04:00 (Moscow time).

An interesting duel days will pass in St. Louis, where the local team will face Tampa Bay at the St. Louis Blues Arena. This showdown promises to be the highlight of the game day, as both teams have the highest goals in the regular season and have a strong selection of players.

Saint Louis.

The Blues got off to a strong start to the regular season and are in second place in the Western Conference, where they are one of the highest scoring teams of the season. The St. Louis roster is more than competitive and includes such strong players as: Tarasenko, Steen, Schwartz, Stasny, Pietrangelo and Baumister. Leading this American hockey club venerable coach - Ken Hitchcock, who knows how to build competitive teams. Also, you can not go past the four victories of St. Louis in the last five rounds of the NHL.

Tampa Bay.

The Lightning are also in the playoff zone in the Eastern Conference, finishing seventh in the standings. But, unlike St. Louis, Tampa is not as powerful and has certain problems in achieving results. The club has lost 4 of the last 5 meetings of the regular season, and risks, with the continuation of a series of failures, to drop out of the top eight clubs in its conference. The Tampa squad is also filled with big-name players, among which such hockey players stand out as: Callahan, Stamkos, Bishop, Garrison and Kucherov ( top scorer club at the moment).

Match prediction.

To talk about the equal level of these teams at the moment is unethical in relation to St. Louis, since the Blues look many times stronger. Perhaps something will change during the season, but at the moment, it is the hosts who are the favorites.

Bet: St. Louis to win with a handicap (0) - kf 1.71.

Also, recent meetings between St. Louis and Tampa were not famous for a large number of goals scored, and the final score was often similar to football matches. Therefore, the choice should definitely be made in favor of "total under".

Bet: Total under (5.5) goals - kf 1.66.

On Wednesday, December 13, in St. Louis at 04:00 Moscow time on the ice at the Scotttrade Center, the St. Louis Blues will host the Tampa Bay Lightning in an NHL regular season game.

The experts of BC "1xBet" give equal odds for winning for both teams. For the victory of St. Louis, the quotes are - 2.54. For a draw after three periods, the coefficient is 3.94. Tampa Bay Lightning's victory is estimated at 2.52. Quotes for the total of the match seem interesting in this pair, "1xBet" offers to bet on TB6 with a coefficient of - 2.27 on TM6 - 1.68.

St. Louis approaches the home meeting with winning streak of 4 matches: Montreal 4:3, Dallas 3:0, Detroit 6:1 and Buffalo 3:2. 16 goals scored and 6 goals conceded in 4 games. In the match with Buffalo, the "musicians" won only in overtime, losing 2 goals during the match. The best among the bluesmen were Tarasenko 1+1, Stastny 1+1 and Edmundson 0+2. In 31 games of the season, Mike Yeoh's team has 44 points, scoring 104 and conceding 78 goals, leading the Western Conference. Louis has a season average of 3.35 goals and concedes 2.5 shots per game. In 16 games home ice The Blues earned 22 points, scoring 56 and conceding 39 goals. There are three St. Louis players on the list of league snipers at once: Schenn 16+21, Schwartz 14+21 and Tarasenko 14+19. It should be noted that St. Louis hockey players received a lot of individual awards in last days. Louis Blues forward Braden Schenn was named the third player in the NHL for November with seven goals and 12 assists in 12 games, earning a +10 utility score. Plus, the first and second place in the list of last week's players in the league also remained with the “bluesmen. The first star was striker 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 is goaltender Jake Allen, who won four meetings and reflected 94.4% of shots in them with a safety factor of 1.50. The Blues are showing great hockey and results, despite the fact that they have a full infirmary: Robbie Fabbri, Zach Stanford, Luke Opilka, Jaden Schwartz, Alex Pietrangelo and Carter Hatton are injured.

Tampa Bay will play its first away game in December. The Lightning are approaching the exit 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 fights. 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. As part of the Lightning, an excellent match was played by Point 1+1 and Johnson 0+2. In 29 games of the season, John Cooper's team scored 44 points, scored 110 and conceded 74 goals, being the strongest team in the east. The Lightning averages 3.7 goals while Tampa concedes 2.5 goals. In 13 games on the road, 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 immediately by 4 hockey players in the TOP-50 NHL snipers: Stamkos 12+30, Kucherov 20+21, Namestnikov 12+15 and Point 12+14. Note Mikhail Sergachev, he became the third rookie defenseman in NHL history over the past 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 in the "goal + pass" system. New York Islanders defenseman Brian Berard (1996/97 season) and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Verensky (2016/17) scored 21 points each. On Wednesday, the Lightning won't be helped by Johnn Tammela and Brydon Coburn due to injuries.

The leaders of the season have already met in this championship, on October 15 Tampa won 2:1 at home. At the moment, it is the "bluesmen" and "lightning" strongest teams NHL. St. Louis hasn't lost to Tampa since 2013. V upcoming match the sole leader of the NHL will be determined, this season, and the hosts have a slight advantage in it. At the expense of performance, many goals in this match should not be expected. Bet: St. Louis Blues win - P1 with a coefficient of 2.54 and TU6 with a coefficient of 1.68.

Prediction for the match St. Louis Blues – Tampa Bay Lightning: the victory of St. Louis Blues - P1 (odds 2.54) and total under 6 (odds 1.68).