St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction: Will Craig Berube's team level the score?

Prediction for the NHL St. Louis Blues vs Colorado Avalanche match, which will take place on February 18. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

The trade of Vladimir Tarasenko to the New York Rangers seemed to breathe new life into the St. Louis team. After the landmark trade, the Blues won three straight, with Craig Berube's team showing offensive hockey in all those games. Alternately, St. Louis beat Arizona (6:5 (5:5) in overtime), Florida (6:2), and New Jersey (4:2). That's an interesting result, considering that Tarasenko was dealt without much hope of making the playoffs this season: The Blues are out of the playoff zone, and it's far from certain that they'll be there in the regular season.

The reigning champion also failed to ensure a comfortable continuation of the regular season, although staying in the playoff zone, only two points from the first eight leaders of the Western Conference. Nevertheless, unlike St. Louis, there is little doubt about Colorado's ultimate success in the regular season. You can see how the Avalanche have improved throughout the season, and if you take, for example, the stretch of their last 13 games, Jared Bednar's team has only two losses during regular time. That's quite a championship schedule.

Last game, Colorado beat Minnesota on the road. Cogliano, Malgin and McKinnon were 3:2.

St. Louis is one of the most prolific teams in the league. Jordan Binnington is playing worse and worse every year in the regular season, so while the Blues are excellent offensively, they are very unstable throughout the championship. Colorado will surely take advantage of their opponent's problems and be closer to victory in the upcoming game. The Avalanche have picked up momentum and haven't lost much lately. The only thing is that the team is also missing a lot, given the absence of their main goalie Pavel Francouz.