Saint Louis vs. Los Angeles: NHL prediction (February 23, 2021)

"St. Louis" is N1 in the Western Division with 22 points. It is not like the team is performing consistently, because now it alternates between victories and defeats. So, after an unsuccessful match against "Arizona" (0:1), the "Blues" won a victory over "San Jose" with a score of 3:2 in overtime, but in the next meeting, they lost to the "Sharks" in regulation time (4:5).

By the way, even in the previous confrontation, Craig Beryube's wards fought back with a score of 1:4 and conceded a decisive goal in the third period, so they could score points in that game too. Note that the "Blues" miss quite a lot on the home ice, and this indicator is at the mark of three or four goals per game.

"Los Angeles" is gradually getting in shape and has already managed to develop a series of wins up to four victories, thanks to which they immediately took the fourth position of the standings. Of course, Todd McLellan's team scored points mainly fighting not with the strongest opponents, among which were "San Jose", "Minnesota", and "Arizona".

But the matches against the "Dogs" the "Kings" played decently and won first in shootouts (3:2), and then dealt with them in regulation time with a score of 4:2. In both cases, the "Kings" allowed the opponent to score just two goals. By the way, on the road "Los Angeles Kings" usually concede at least three goals, so this is a great achievement for them.