The St. Louis Blues (11-12-0) are on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins (12-8-4) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. St. Louis is coming off a high-scoring 6-4 loss against the Hurricanes on Thursday. The Blues committed only one penalty in the game, yet still conceded a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Blues.
Pavel Buchnevich scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Vladimir Tarasenko, who had two assists. Jordan Binnington only had 30 saves on 34 shots against (.882%) in the loss. Pittsburgh beat the Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday. Four players found the net for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry saved 34 of 37 shots.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Penguins won both games between the teams last season, including a 3-2 (SO) victory in their final meeting in March, their third straight win against St. Louis. Mike Matheson and Chad Ruhwedel were on the scoresheet for Pittsburgh. Ivan Barbashev led St. Louis with two points (1G 1A). Jarry got the win, saving 23 of 25 shots (.920%).
FACING OFF
St. Louis is averaging 2.87 goals per game for the season, 23rd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Penguins team that is allowing 3.12 goals a game (19th). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has found the net 3.25 times a game on average, 13th in the league, and the Blues are allowing opponents to score 3.65 goals per game (27th).
The Blues’ 24.19% power play percentage ranks 11th in the league, while the Penguins are 27th with a conversion rate of 17.33%. While strong on the power play, St. Louis has been poor at penalty killing, as the away team possesses the league’s third-lowest PK% at 68.00%. Pittsburgh’s 79.73% ranks 12th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Robert Thomas (20 points), Jordan Kyrou (19), and Buchnevich (18) have been the top skaters this season for the Blues. Buchnevich has also been an offensive leader for St. Louis, scoring seven and assisting 11. In the net, Binnington (9-8-0) is St. Louis’ top goaltender. He has a 3.05 GAA and a .900% save percentage.
Sidney Crosby leads the Penguins in scoring with 31 points (7th in the league). He has 11 goals and 20 assists (10th) in 23 games. Jarry (8-3-3) has the best goals against average for Pittsburgh at 2.90. He has a save percentage of .914%.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis is 6-6-0 on the road this season. Pittsburgh is 5-3-2 at home this season.
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Pittsburgh Penguins (-165)
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