Calgary Flames vs St. Louis Blues: The Blues are looking significantly better

Prediction for the NHL Calgary Flames vs St. Louis Blues match, which will take place on January 25. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Calgary managed to start the regular season well, but then they had a few bad stretches putting their playoff chances in doubt. The Flamers look particularly weak in January, as they only managed to pick up two points in their last six meetings, beating Florida with a score of 5:1. However, they've lost the rest of their five meetings by a combined score of 10:25. The Red-Yellow's problems are apparent, and Darryl Sutter needs to solve them as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be too late. The Alberta representatives have now dropped to ninth place in the Western Conference standings, but they have several spare games.

St. Louis is a team with another great regular season, so they shouldn't have any problem making the playoffs. However, they almost always have problems in the cup battles. Craig Berube's side has lost just once in their last seven meetings (5:6) in a fiery fight with Toronto, and they've won their remaining six games all in regulation time. The Blues began their current road series with victories over Seattle and Vancouver, 5:0 and 3:1, respectively. Such a strong run allowed St. Louis to climb to second place in the Western Conference standings.

Calgary and St. Louis were well on their way through the regular season, but then the Flames lost five of their last six games, while the Musicians continue to battle for the lead in the West, winning six of their previous seven meetings. The Blues are at their best when facing their first head-to-head encounter of the season, which is why they are the favourites for the upcoming game. Moreover, the Red and Yellow have lost their last four straight meetings, so we suggest betting on St Louis to win the game for 2.60.

Calgary and St. Louis have been quite rich lately in terms of goals against each other. In their previous nine head-to-head encounters, the opponents jointly scored 61 goals (6.78 average per game), which is not bad even for an NHL team. In the regular season, both teams are looking good offensively. The Flames have scored 113 goals in 36 games (3.14 average per game), and the Blues have 146 goals in 41 games (3.56 average per game). Therefore, we suggest betting on a total over 5.5 for 1.80.

Brandon Saad travels around the NHL, and he's spending the regular season with St. Louis, where he's looking pretty good. In 37 games, the American has already scored 22 points (13 goals + 9 assists), and his statistics look solid. He hasn't left the ice in the last two games without a result, so we suggest betting on the total over 0.5 points by Brandon Saad total over 0.5 for 3.4.