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Los Angeles Kings vs St. Louis Blues: Both teams are coming off nice wins
The Los Angeles Kings are visiting the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Wednesday.
The Kings are an excellent road team
The Los Angeles Kings are seventh in the Western Conference with a 33-20-11 record. They have won four of the last six games and are coming off a 3-0 win over the New York Islanders. The Kings are third in the NHL, allowing 2.59 goals per game, and are ranked 20th, scoring 3.05. Kevin Fiala is the top player for the Kings this season with 57 points, four more than Anze Kopitar.
The Blues are coming off the win of the season
The St. Louis Blues are 10th in the Western Conference with a 33-29-3 record. After losing three straight games, the Blues won 5-1 on the road against the Boston Bruins. The Blues are 17th in the league, allowing 3.06 goals per game, and are ranked 26th, scoring 2.78. Robert Thomas leads the Blues with 70 points for the season, which ranks him 18th in the league.
Betting Trends
The Kings have played under the total goal line in 4 of the last 5 games overall, in 6 of the last 7 games played in March and in 5 of the last 6 games as favorites. The Blues have played under the total goal line in 5 of their last 7 games overall and in 4 of the last 6 home games.
Prediction and Conclusion
Both teams are in the playoff conversation, and every game left on the schedule will be of high importance. The Blues were struggling, losing three straight games while scoring a total of three goals in that span, but in the last one, they proved that they can be competitive against any team in the league with a 5-1 win in Boston. The Kings had a promising start to the season, but things went downhill in the last couple of months. Anyway, the Kings are still among the top defensive teams in the league and are above the line that separates the playoff teams from the rest of the conference. Given the stakes, this will be a tight game that will finish under six goals in total.
