Buy Razor Ray’s NHL Picks Today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Los Angeles Kings looked to be in some trouble after two periods in Game 4 but a furious third secured the victory and the allowed them to head to St. Louis tied in the series. The Kings finally generated a patented forecheck and Anze Kopitar snapped an almost unfathomable 19 game goal scoring drought. The Kings scored more goals in Game 4 than they had combined in the series \u2013 everything went well!<\/p>\n
Now the Kings move back to St. Louis where they scored just once in each of the first two games of the series. In fact they scored just once in three of the four games so far. There isn\u2019t a whole lot of offense expected in Game 5 either \u2013 it will be up to Jonathan Quick as per usual to lead this team to victory.<\/p>\n
Quick has been typically terrific in this series posting a 1.67 GAA and .941 save percentage. He has been harassed in a big way by the Blues forwards and not much is expected to change Wednesday night.
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\nThe St. Louis Blues let one slip away in Game 4 and they maybe could have won Game 3 as well. But mistakes cost them in Game 4 particularly \u2013 something that is unlikely to repeat itself on home ice in Game 5. It is also unlikely that Brian Elliot has an \u201coff-game\u201d like he did in Game 4. He allowed four goals Monday \u2013 something that hasn\u2019t happened since February! He is 2-2-0 with a 1.67 GAA and .935 save percentage so far in the series and is matching Jonathan Quick save-for-save.<\/p>\n
Offensively, the Blues, like the Kings don\u2019t have any hot players but they do have some players that will enter Game 5 in slumps. Alex Steen is pointless in three games and Andy McDonald and Jordan Leopold have failed to register a point in any game this series.<\/p>\n
Betting Prediction<\/h3>\n
A few trends to consider:
\n\u2022 LA are 0-8 in their last 8 road games.
\n\u2022 Under is 14-3-4 in LA last 21 Wed. games.
\n\u2022 LA are 14-5 in their last 19 Wed. games.
\n\u2022 Under is 19-4-3 in STL last 26 overall.
\n\u2022 Under is 15-4-2 in STL last 21 home games.
\n\u2022 STL are 14-5 in their last 19 overall.
\n\u2022 LA are 10-2 in the last 12 meetings.
\n\u2022 Under is 11-5-2 in the last 18 meetings.<\/p>\n
The LA Kings were looking like the anemic offensive Kings of a year ago before Monday night\u2019s game but they benefitted largely from some uncharacteristically poor performances by a host of Blues players. St. Louis will tighten up their game and on home ice, where they have won eight straight. I like them to hold serve. It\u2019s simple – St. Louis is money at home \u2013 LA has been terrible on the road. The home team has won all four games thus far \u2013 don\u2019t expect that trend to change!<\/p>\n
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