The St. Louis Blues (27-30-5) travel to face the Arizona Coyotes (21-32-10), who will be out to end their losing streak, at Mullett Arena on Tuesday.St. Louis is coming off a 4-2 loss against the Kings on Saturday. The Blues conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own power play opportunities.
Kasperi Kapanen and Robert Thomas each scored once for the Blues. Jordan Binnington had 34 saves in the loss. Arizona dropped their third in a row, falling 5-4 (OT) to the Devils on Sunday.
Four players found the net for the Coyotes. Jack McBain scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Juuso Valimaki, who had two assists. Connor Ingram only had 35 saves on 40 shots against (.875%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 6-5 (OT) victory for the Blues in February. Pavel Buchnevich led St. Louis with three points (0G 3A). Nick Schmaltz (1G 3A) and Valimaki (0G 4A) each had four points to lead Arizona. Binnington got the win despite saving only 23 of 28 shots (.821%).
FACING OFF
St. Louis is averaging 3.03 goals per game for the season, 21st in the NHL, and they are taking on a Coyotes team that is allowing 3.56 goals a game (24th).
Meanwhile, Arizona has found the net 2.67 times a game on average, 28th in the league, and will be looking to exploit the Blues’ weak defense, which is allowing opponents to score 3.65 goals per game (28th).
Both teams average fewer shots/game than most teams in the league. St. Louis ranks No. 28 with 28.7 attempts, while Arizona’s 25.6 average ranks 32nd.
When it comes to shot-stopping, the Coyotes have been more successful, stopping .904% of shots as a team (17th), while the Blues have a team save percentage of .896% (27th).
Don’t be surprised to see multiple power play opportunities for the Blues, as the Coyotes have been penalized 4.41 times a game, fifth-most in the NHL, for an average of 10.67 minutes (seventh-highest).
The visitors are averaging 3.00 penalties (2nd-fewest in the league) and 6.95 penalty minutes a game (2nd-fewest). The Blues’ 20.33% power play percentage ranks 20th in the league, while the Coyotes are 26th with a conversion rate of 18.42%. Arizona has been less impressive at penalty killing, as the home team owns the league’s fourth-lowest PK% at 73.82%. St. Louis’ 76.47% ranks 21st in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Jordan Kyrou (56 points), Buchnevich (52), and Thomas (52) have been the top skaters this season for the Blues. Thomas has been another top performer for St. Louis, scoring 15 and assisting 37. In the net, Binnington (21-22-5) is St. Louis’ top goaltender.
He has a 3.28 GAA and a .895% save percentage. Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes in scoring with 60 points. He has 25 goals and 35 assists in 63 games.
Ingram (5-13-4) has the best goals against average for Arizona at 3.34. He has a save percentage of .908%. Karel Vejmelka (16-19-5) has played the most games in net for the Coyotes this season. He has a 3.39 GAA and a .902% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis is 14-16-1 away from Enterprise Center this season. Arizona is 14-11-3 at Mullett Arena this season.
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