Minnesota vs St. Louis Prediction: Another TU Match of the Hosts

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Minnesota vs St. Louis, which will take place on March 16th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Minnesota

Minnesota's really struggling without Kirill Kaprizov. Take the last nine games, for example – they only won three and lost six. The bias towards failures is huge, plus the Wild lost the day before in overtime to the Rangers with a score of 2-3. They've got 79 points now, and even though they're seventh in the overall Western standings, at this rate they risk not being in the top-8 at the end of the regular season. They need to add more players as a matter of urgency.

St. Louis

St. Louis has consistently underperformed compared to Minnesota throughout the season, and it's evident in the standings. The Blues have been all over the place this season, and with 69 points they're only in 11th place in the Western Conference. The Blues need points like air, but the results are really unstable. In their recent matches, they had two wins, but then two losses. First, they lost to LA in overtime, then they lost to Pittsburgh in regulation time (3-5).

H2H Meetings

The last time Minnesota and St. Louis met was on 8 January 2025, when the Wild were stronger with a score of 6-4.

Bookmakers' Options

The bookie company 1xbet's analysts reckon that St. Louis will be stronger in the next NHL match. You can bet on them to win in overtime and a shootout at 1.966, and in regulation time at 2.538. You can bet on the Minnesota team doing well (including OT and BUL) for 1.915, and on them winning in three periods for 2.456.

The pros at the bookie's office set the total line at 5.5 pucks. For a bet on the total over (5.5) pucks, you can get 2.116, and for the reverse line with the total under, 1.791.

Expert Betting Tips

We don't think there'll be many pucks in this match. The Wild have had a total under in the last four meetings. In general in the season, with only 5.3 pucks scored in games where they've played - a low figure by NHL standards. Everyone will probably be keeping their eyes on the scoreboard, as the standings are a bit all over the place. We're expecting a pretty tight, defensive style, so it probably makes sense to stick with the total under.

Our picks:

TU (5.5) for 1.80

Draw for 4.00

CS 2:2 for 10.00