STL Blues vs TOR Maple Leafs Prediction: Expect a high-productive encounter

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on February 19. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

St. Louis is one of the most stable teams in the NHL, which rarely enters into a real fight for the Stanley Cup, but gets into the playoffs very often. Last season, the Musicians failed to make it to the Cup Final Eight, and in the meantime, they began to renew their roster. It seemed like they would definitely make progress now, but the first half of the regular season was incredibly difficult for them, and they even had to fire Craig Berube. The Bluesmen played much better, and in January they went on a five-game winning streak. In February, they continue to pick up points, so they are already in eighth place in the Western Conference standings.

Toronto is one of the most status and skillful teams in the NHL, which for a long time could not overcome the first round of the Stanley Cup, possessing every year a very strong composition, but last season they still managed to break the curse, and therefore now the Maple Leafs can be seriously considered as contenders for the trophy. They traditionally play very well in the regular season, despite the absence of their top players. Nevertheless, in the last three games, the Blue and White have beaten St. Louis 4:1, Philadelphia 4:3, and Anaheim 9:2, keeping them in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Toronto continues to collect points on character, despite the absence of a number of leading players. They have won their last three games by a combined score of 17:6, which in itself speaks volumes about their pretty good form. St. Louis can not boast similarly good results. On the contrary, in the three previous battles they scored only two points. In addition, the Maple Leafs have been playing productively on the ice at the Enterprise Centre, having won their last three consecutive face-offs, so the home ice factor in this pairing doesn't benefit the Musicians.

St. Louis and Toronto in recent years time after time arrange a goal shootout in head-to-head confrontations. In the previous five head-to-head meetings, the teams have combined to score 45 goals (9.00 average per game), which is a very high result by North American hockey standards, and in four out of five cases, the Musicians and Maple Leafs have scored at least three goals each.