St. Louis Blues - Florida Panthers predictions and free betting tips [10/01/2024]

The St. Louis Blues will host the Florida Panthers in an upcoming regular season NHL match.

St. Louis Blues

Under the leadership of interim coach Drew Bannister, the St. Louis Blues have shown improved results, winning 6 out of 8 games. Despite this, the team faced difficulties, losing two matches to Colorado and Pittsburgh, scoring just 3 goals. However, the Blues bounced back, claiming two consecutive victories with a scoreline of 2:1 against Vancouver and Carolina. Goalie Jordan Binnington has played excellently, and his successes have contributed to the wins. Blues Captain Brayden Schenn noted that the team has figured out a way to win games.

Since the last break, St. Louis has displayed excellent gaming outplaying Dallas, Florida, Vancouver and Carolina. This has reinforced confidence in the locker room, but the players are aware that a lot of hard work lies ahead. General Manager Doug Armstrong brought in interim coach Drew Bannister from Springfield (AHL), and this decision has proven successful, as the Blues have 7 wins and 3 losses since his appointment. Binnington has also returned to good form, deflecting 75 out of 79 shots in the last three matches. However, the team can't rely on defenceman Justin Faulk due to his injury, and his place will be taken by Matt Kessel, called up from the AHL. Forward Nathan Walker has also come back into the lineup after successful performances in the AHL, and his contribution to the fourth line will be appreciated. Three Russian players represent the Blues with varied stats. Prospect Nikita Alexandrov has yet to post any points in 10 matches. Toropchenko has 4 goals and 6 assists in 36 games, while St. Louis leader Pavel Buchnevich is second on the team's scoring chart with 12 goals and 29 points.

Florida Panthers

The Florida Panthers are in excellent form, having won 7 matches in a row, including a rout of Colorado with a score of 8:4 and a 4:1 victory over last year's champion Vegas. They currently hold second place in the Atlantic Division and have shown excellent results in 10 out of the last 14 games. The team started the year with three victories, with a combined score of 16-6.

Reinhart's hat trick brought the Panthers victory over Colorado with Nichushkin with a score of 8:4. During this successful streak, their top forward Reinhart has added 10 goals. Despite joyful moments, the team is worried about injuries. Evan Rodrigues and Aleksander Barkov got injured in the last match, and their participation in upcoming games is in question. Nick Cousins is under concussion protocol. Sam Reinhart has become a key figure for the team, scoring 7 goals in a six-game winning streak and being selected for the NHL All-Star Game roster for the first time. The defence shows average results, letting in an average of 2.63 goals per game, but successfully defending in most situations with 82.8% successful deflections. With Reinhart's 24 goals and 45 points on the offensive, and also Captain Barkov's contribution of 9 assists in the last 5 matches, the Florida Panthers look good.

Head-to-head 

In the last 4 matches, the Bluesmen have dominated, winning all, including the first match this season - on 22nd December St. Louis won with a score of 4:1, previously winning 6:2 and twice in overtime with scores of 5:4 and 4:3.

Prediction for St. Louis Blues - Florida Panthers match

The Panthers are playing excellent hockey. Florida enters the game with a seven-match winning streak and has let in only one goal in 3 out of the last 4 matches. On the road, the Panthers have 14 wins and 8 losses, the Blues are also playing closed hockey in the new year, in the last 5 matches four times playing on the total goals fewer than 3. In the new match, I expect to see closed hockey and a maximum of 5 goals in the game.