The St. Louis Blues (8-8-0) will be out to build on their winning run when they host the Anaheim Ducks (5-11-1) at Enterprise Center on Saturday. Anaheim is coming off a 3-2 loss against the Jets on Thursday. The Ducks committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry each scored once for the Ducks.
Cam Fowler had two assists to lead the team in scoring. John Gibson only had 29 saves on 32 shots against (.906%) in the loss. St. Louis won for the fifth game in a row, beating the Capitals 5-4 (SO) on Thursday. Four players found the net for the Blues. Vladimir Tarasenko had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Thomas Greiss had 47 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Ducks won two of the three games between the teams last season, although the Blues were 6-3 victors in their final meeting in April. Ivan Barbashev led St. Louis with three points (1G 2A). Adam Henrique, Gerry Mayhew, and Max Comtois were on the scoresheet for Anaheim. Ville Husso got the win despite saving only 14 of 17 shots (.823%).
FACING OFF
Anaheim is averaging 2.65 goals per game for the season, 29th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.50 goals a game (25th). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 2.69 times a game on average, 28th in the league, and will be looking to exploit the Ducks’ weak defense, which is allowing opponents to score 4.24 goals per game (31st).
Look for multiple power play opportunities for the Blues, as the Ducks are averaging 5.35 penalties per game, second-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 14.59 penalty minutes a game also ranks second-highest. The home team has been penalized 2.75 times a game (2nd-fewest in the league) for an average of 6.06 minutes (2nd-fewest).
The Ducks will be looking to add to their 32nd-ranked power play percentage of 10.64% against the Blues, who are the league’s third-weakest penalty killing team (71.43%). St. Louis, meanwhile, has scored on 20.93% of their power play opportunities (16th), which the hosts will be aiming to improve on against Anaheim’s 31st-ranked 64.52% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 20 points this season, Terry is the top skater for the Ducks. He has seven goals and 13 assists in 17 games. In the net, Anthony Stolarz (2-2-0) is Anaheim’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.74 GAA and a .896% save percentage.
Gibson (3-8-1) leads the Ducks in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 4.23 and a save percentage of .892%. Brayden Schenn and Tarasenko lead the Blues in scoring with 13 points apiece. Both have four goals and nine assists in 16 games.
Justin Faulk has three goals and nine assists. Jordan Binnington (7-5-0) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 2.98. He has a save percentage of .905%.
HOME AND AWAY
Anaheim is 2-7-1 away from home this season. St. Louis is 3-4-0 at home this season.
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Under 6.5 Goals (-120)
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