St. Louis Blues vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction: Expect a lot of pucks

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on December 13. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis is having its second mediocre season in a row. The Musicians failed to make the playoffs a year ago, and now they risk repeating the same trick. They didn't start the regular season too badly, and in the first half of November, they had a successful stretch that included five wins in six games. After that, the results began to worsen, and in the last three battles, they lost to Vegas 3:6, Columbus 2:5, and Chicago 1:3. Three consecutive games without scoring points have led to the fact that they are now on the ninth line in the Western Conference standings. However, the gap from cup eight is still small, so the fight is still ahead.

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit intends to break the succession of years without participation in cup battles. Last season, the Wings were on the way to the playoffs, but they were a little short of the main goal. They have made even more progress and continue the battle for the top 8. The team had a productive stretch at the junction of November and December, with six wins in seven meetings, but that's where the energy and emotion started to end, so in the last three games, they lost to San Jose 5:6, Ottawa 1:5, and Dallas 3:6. Now the Red and White sit in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Expert Betting Tips

St. Louis and Detroit approach the head-to-head confrontation, having lost synchronously in the last three matches in a row, which speaks about their not being in the best condition. It's important to note, however, that the Wings at least had a great stretch before that, scoring 12 of a possible 14 points, while the Musicians have regularly misfired before. In addition, the Red and White are not embarrassed by the away game factor, as they have won three of their five previous games away, losing only to the Rangers and Dallas, who are among the conference leaders, while they are not.

The confrontation between St. Louis and Detroit recently turned out to be rich in goals. In the previous seven head-to-head meetings, the rivals scored 49 pucks (7.00 per game on average). In addition, in the last three home games for the Musicians, there have been 30 shots on goal (10.00 per game average), while the Wings have scored and conceded a combined 26 goals (8.67 per game average) in the three previous away battles.