St. Louis vs Ottawa Prediction: New Coach Won't Help His Team

Prediction for the NHL match between St. Louis vs Ottawa, which will take place on December 15th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

St. Louis finally got rid of their head coach. For the second year in a row, the Blues showed disgusting results. The club's management could not stand it and sent Craig Berube to retirement. In 2019, he sensationally led the team to triumph in the Stanley Cup but then began the regression, which continues to this day. In the last four meetings, they lost to Vegas, 3-6, Columbus, 2-5, Chicago, 3-1, and the day before to Detroit, 4-6. So, the team is now located only in the tenth place in the standings. The Bluesmen will be led out of the crisis by Drew Bannister.

There are problems with the visitors' results as they occupy the last place in the standings. At first glance, the Senators' situation looks bleak and hopeless, but they currently have the least number of games played. So there's still a chance to catch up and even fight for a spot in the playoff zone. Currently, the team is in good tonus. In the last five games, they only lost to Toronto and Carolina, 3-4 and 4-1, while beating Seattle 2-0, the Rangers 6-2, and Detroit 5-1. With a game like this, they want to improve their position.

St. Louis is doing poorly. For four games, they failed to earn at least a point. A new coach is always a shake-up for a team, but Drew Bannister might not improve the results in the short term. Besides, he was only appointed as an interim coach. The Senators should be able to take advantage of that, as they have been on a roll lately.

St. Louis hasn't had much success at home, but it's been a real scoring night at the Enterprise Center every time. In their four H2H home games, the Blues had 40 shots (an average of 10.00). In each match, the Blues scored and conceded at least three goals. Now, we have every reason to expect many tense moments.