St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers Prediction: The guests will have a good opportunity to improve their statistics

Prediction for the NHL St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers match, which will take place on April 7. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

St. Louis is a very stable team that rarely misses the playoffs, but that's precisely what happened to the Musicians this season. Their regular season didn't go well at all, and that's why in the preseason's final days, the club's management began to trade key players, which put a final end to their Cup ambitions. Surprisingly enough, after that, their results improved. They have been held scoreless twice in their last 11 meetings, lost twice more outside of regular time, and won seven times to move into 11th place in the Western Conference.

The Rangers are a much more ambitious team that will have a big challenge this season, claiming the Stanley Cup. New York has a powerful roster led by the experienced Gerard Gallant. They have all the prerequisites for successful playoff performance, and they also show decent results in the regular season. In the last 15 meetings, the Blue Jackets were winless only twice, there were a couple of defeats outside of the three periods, and they managed to win 11 games. Their big run allowed the Rangers to reach fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

The Rangers traditionally play hard against St. Louis at the Enterprise Center, but the Bluejackets will have an excellent opportunity to improve their stats in the upcoming battle. The thing is that Gerard Galland's charges are currently on a roll, they're doing well, and they're in the group of league leaders. The Musicians can't boast anything like that, as they've already lost any chance of making the playoffs and are now playing the regular season without any tournament motivation. The Blueshirts should take advantage of that, so we should bet on a Rangers win.

St. Louis has long ago lost a real chance to break into the playoffs, so lately begun to please its fans with bright and productive hockey. In the previous eight games involving the Musicians, 68 goals were scored (8.50 goals per game average). Moreover, the last three head-to-head encounters between the two teams have produced a combined 26 goals against (8.67 goals-against average). As a result, we would expect a total over 6.5, and we choose a special bet on Artemiy Panarin's 1.5-point total.