Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues Prediction: Not-Very-Competitive Match

Prediction for the NHL Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues match which will take place on April 9th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

The Wild have already reserved a place in the playoffs but still have a tournament goal at the end of the regular season. Minnesota would like to surpass Dallas in the Central Division standings to get home advantage in the first playoff round. Only two points separate the competitors.

Minnesota will play with St. Louis with three defeats in a row. The Wild lost twice to the Western Conference leader - Vegas – 1:4 away and 3:4 outside of regular time at home. And they also failed to cope with Pittsburgh, struggling to get into the playoffs - 1:4.

So out of the last 12 matches, Craig Berube's team lost only two in regular time. St. Louis won against New York Rangers and also failed to Boston only in a shootout, playing a three-goal handicap during the match - 3:4. No one doubted that the Blues had the potential to compete with the strongest teams in the league. The failure in the current season is all the more surprising, even forcing serious changes in the lineup during the season.

St. Louis has been performing well lately, but the level of today's Minnesota is much higher than that of the Blues. The Wild have lost three games and will get a victory in the upcoming match – the team is chasing Dallas to get ahead of the Stars and reach second place in their division. Minnesota lost only one game out of the last ten in regular time. Accordingly, we bet that the Wild will score points in a not-very-competitive match – Minnesota is one of the most grassroots teams of the current season, especially playing at home.