NY Islanders vs St. Louis Prediction: the Match Will End With a Total Under

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between New York Islanders vs St. Louis Blues, which will take place on November 24th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

It's fair to say that the Islanders are going through a rough patch. In the last five games, the team has only secured one win – a confident victory over Vancouver (5-2). The remaining games saw New York suffer defeats, two of which happened outside the main time – 3-4 (OT) to Edmonton and 1-2 to Calgary – and two within it – 2-3 to Seattle and 1-2 to Detroit. So, the Islanders are slowly but surely moving further away from the playoff zone. They're currently in tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings, two points behind eighth Buffalo.

St. Louis has a good chance of making the playoffs, but they must give it their all. The team is just two points away from their goal, which still can come in the upcoming game. It's worth mentioning that before their trip to New York, the Notes were happy with their 12th place in the Western Conference standings and 5th in the Central Division, with 19 points – 9 victories and 12 losses, one of which was outside of regulation time. The Blues have had a mixed run recently, with two wins, one overtime loss, and two clean sheets in their last five games. Overall, they've kept a total of 12-13, which puts them 13th in the conference.

We don't recommend betting on the outcomes of this match. Both teams are struggling a bit now, as you can see from their performance. We think the TU outcome is more likely here. Their opponents haven't scored many goals in matches where they've played. So, only 11 out of 21 games involving St. Louis ended with the total over. The Islanders aren't doing much better, with 12 out of 20. Also, the opponents only reached the total over twice in the five-game stretch. That's why we think it's a good idea to bet on the TU.