Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues Prediction: They no longer have a real chance to make the playoffs

Prediction for the NHL Anaheim Ducks vs St. Louis Blues match which will take place on April 8th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Anaheim had a surprisingly productive start to the regular season. Still, after a promising debut, the Ducks began to have long losing streaks, which caused them to quickly lose their position and become a hopeless underdog in the league. For a long time now, the Californians have lost any real chance of making the playoffs, and as a result, the season's final stretch has become a formality for them. The lack of attitude has also affected the results of the Black and Orange, who have suffered 13 defeats in their last 15 meetings, only beating Chicago and Calgary 4:0 and 5:3. In the Western Conference standings, they are second to last.

St. Louis did not have the most successful regular season, but by the second half of March, they were in good shape and began actively collecting points. All this allowed them to get close to the playoff zone, but instead of progressing further, they suddenly stopped and began to make inexplicable mistakes. For example, Drew Bannister's team lost twice to San Jose - 0:4 and 2:3 last week, even though the Sharks are the worst team in the NHL this season. If not for those losses, the Blues would still be in contention for a spot in the Cup Eight, but now they are in ninth place in the Western Conference standings, seven points out of the top 8.

St. Louis failed in the last part of the regular season, so their chances of reaching the playoffs are almost zero, but it is unlikely that the Blues will stop playing altogether. Their ego should make them play the rest of the games, and in the next battle, they will have to face one of the league's underdogs. Anaheim is in bad shape, so they have lost 13 of their last 15 games.

Anaheim and St. Louis no longer have a real chance to make the playoffs, so it is unlikely that anything will stop them from playing open and spectacular hockey for the enjoyment of both the crowd and the players. The stats also indicate a high-scoring activity, as the Ducks and Musicians have scored for 40 goals in their six previous meetings, averaging 6.67 goals per game.