St. Louis vs Buffalo: the Blades Not to Earn Points Again

Buffalo hasn't been able to beat St. Louis on the road in eight head-to-head meetings. Will Don Granato's squad end this bad luck streak now? Check the teams’ conditions and expert betting tips. Several betting options are available!

St. Louis has a very decent championship. This part of the season is traditionally successful for the Bluesmen, but they often face a quick blowout in the cup battles. Fortunately, there are no playoffs yet, so Craig Berube's team has few problems. They are in good condition, gaining points in five consecutive games: they won four times and once lost to Montreal in overtime - 2:3. Such strong results allow the team from Missouri to occupy third place in the Western Conference standings, 12 points behind the leader.

Buffalo continues to have serious playing problems. The Blades are having another disappointing season, unable to shake off their status as a hopeless NHL underdog. Every time they score just one or two wins, the run of bad luck reappears. Don Granato's team won only twice in the previous nine meetings, and the current streak without a point reached four games. Moreover, the day before, the Yellow and blues failed spectacularly to the worst league team, Montreal - 0:4. Buffalo currently sits in bottom place in the Eastern Conference standings and hasn't struggled to make the playoffs in quite some time.

St. Louis and Buffalo are different teams at the moment. While the Bluesmen are among the leaders in the West, having scored in the five games, the Blades are among the outsiders in the East, having lost four times. Moreover, in eight contests at the Enterprise Center, the hosts have been more robust. Craig Berube's team is the favorite, and we can bet on a St. Louis victory with a -1.5 handicap.

St. Louis constantly beats Buffalo on its arena and scores a lot. In the previous six games in Missouri, the Musicians have shot against the Blades 25 times (4.17 average per game). In the upcoming match, the Bluesmen have an excellent opportunity to pile pucks in the opponent's goal again because, in the current championship, they scored 179 goals (3.58 average per game). The Yellow and blues missed in 52 games 186 pucks (3.57 average per game). Given that, the optimal prediction seems to be an individual total of St. Louis over 3.5.

Ivan Barbashev continues to improve his stats. In the current regular season, the Russian forward of St. Louis has gained 36 points (16 goals + 20 assists) for 49 games, which is his personal best performance. So productive game of the 26-year-old player makes coaching staff send him to the leading positions where he can open up as a striker. In such a situation, it is worth looking at a bet on the total over 0.5 points by Ivan Barbashev.