St. Louis Blues - Chicago Blackhawks predictions and free betting tips [11/04/2024]

The puck drops in a regular NHL Championship clash of the 2023-2024 season featuring Western Conference contenders. Night hockey aficionados look forward to a face-off between St. Louis and Chicago.

St. Louis

St. Louis players have participated in 78 official matches in the 2023-2024 NHL Championship. With 78 games under their belts and 87 points bagged, St. Louis currently stands 9th in the Western Conference leaderboard. Throughout the season, St. Louis has been delivering average performance, risking being sidelined from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Presently, they're 9th in the Western Conference table and are trailing Vegas - the 8th spot holder - by a significant number of points. It'll be a tough challenge for St. Louis to secure a playoff spot, considering their Vegas rivals have an extra 5 points.

Vegas also holds an advantage because St. Louis has played one game more. With only 4 games left till the end of the regular championship, St. Louis needs to pull off victories in all, though doing so doesn't secure a spot in the top 8. Getting into the playoffs isn't solely in St. Louis's hands now; they also need their competitors to stumble. Focusing on St. Louis's performance this season, it's noteworthy they're scoring less than many weaker teams. Out of their last 5 matches, St. Louis has only emerged victorious twice.

Chicago

In the 2023-2024 NHL Championship, Chicago has played 77 official games. They have managed to get 51 points from these 77 matches, which lets them hold the 15th spot in the Western Conference table. The entire regular championship, for Chicago, has been quite disappointing considering their current position and vanished hopes of getting into the Stanley Cup playoffs. Now, Chicago is 15th in the Western Conference list and just ahead San Jose. The biggest underdogs of the Western Conference have 5 points less than Chicago.

It became clear after the New Year celebrations that Chicago wouldn't make it to the playoffs in the 2023-2024 season. From the beginning of the regular championship, they started losing frequently which pushed them down in the standings. Now, it's time to wrap up the season for Chicago; they aren't likely to climb above or slip below the 15th spot. They are 6 points behind Anaheim who are in the 14th spot. Out of the last 5 matches, only the games against Philadelphia and Dallas resulted in victories for Chicago.

Head-to-Head

Chicago and St. Louis have faced each other in 95 matches. St. Louis has notched up 49 wins, while Chicago has come out stronger in 46 encounters.

Total Prediction

Chicago's individual total would be more than 2 scored goals.

Prediction

St. Louis secures a victory in regular time. As the regular championship comes to a close, only St. Louis, currently in 9th position, has the motivation to snatch victories and climb higher. St. Louis needs to win to compete for the playoffs, whereas Chicago is just seeing out a disastrous season.