The St. Louis Blues (35-35-6) host the Boston Bruins (59-12-5) at Enterprise Center on Sunday. Both teams will be playing on back-to-back days. The Bruins are 9-3 without rest, while the Blues are 6-6. Boston is coming off a 4-3 win over the Penguins yesterday, their fifth straight win away from home.
The Bruins committed six penalties in the game, though they held Pittsburgh without a power play goal. David Pastrnak led the Bruins with a hat trick.
Jeremy Swayman saved only 21 of 24 shots (.875%) in the win.St. Louis fell 6-1 to the Predators yesterday. Calle Rosen netted the only goal for the Blues. Thomas Greiss only had 29 saves on 35 shots against (.828%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Bruins won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 3-1 victory in November. Brad Marchand led Boston with two points (0G 2A). Brayden Schenn scored St. Louis’ only goal. Linus Ullmark got the win, saving 26 of 27 shots (.962%).
FACING OFF
Boston is averaging 3.67 goals per game for the season, second in the NHL. The visitors will hope to take advantage of a Blues team that is allowing 3.68 goals a game (29th). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.22 times a game on average, 16th in the league, and the Bruins are holding opponents to a league-best 2.11 goals per game.
St. Louis averages fewer shots per game (28.5) than most teams in the league, ranking 28th, though the team’s 11.5% shooting percentage is third. Boston has been up to the task of stopping shots, ranking No. 1 with a team save percentage of .931%.
Power play opportunities should be plentiful for the Blues, as the Bruins are averaging 4.36 penalties per game, fifth-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 10.37 penalty minutes a game ranks ninth-highest. The home team has been penalized 3.20 times a game (2nd-fewest in the league) for an average of 7.75 minutes (6th-fewest).
The Bruins’ 22.05% power play percentage ranks 11th in the league, while the Blues are 21st with a conversion rate of 20.09%. Boston has been equally successful at penalty killing, boasting the league’s highest PK% at 86.74%. St. Louis ranks 29th at 73.37%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 102 points this season, Pastrnak is the top skater for the Bruins. He has 56 goals and 46 assists in 76 games. In the net, Ullmark (37-6-1) is Boston’s top goaltender. He has a 1.88 GAA, best in the league, and a .938% save percentage, also best.
Jordan Kyrou (69 points), Pavel Buchnevich (66), and Robert Thomas (63) lead the Blues in scoring. Kyrou has 34 goals and 35 assists, while Buchnevich has 25 goals and 41 assists in 59 games.
Thomas has 17 goals and 46 assists. Jordan Binnington (25-25-5) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.40. He has a save percentage of .891%.
HOME AND AWAY
Boston is 28-8-2 away from TD Garden this season. St. Louis is 16-16-5 at home this season.
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