The Anaheim Ducks (5-12-1) travel to take on the St. Louis Blues (9-8-0), who will be out to build on their winning run, at Enterprise Center on Monday. The teams face off in their second straight game against each other.
St. Louis topped the Ducks 6-2 on Saturday, their sixth straight win. Pavel Buchnevich scored twice to lead the Blues. Adam Henrique and Cam Fowler both scored once for the Ducks. Henrique and Fowler both added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Jordan Binnington was impressive in the win, making 30 saves (.937%).
FACING OFF
Anaheim is averaging 2.61 goals per game for the season, 29th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.41 goals a game (22nd). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 2.88 times a game on average, 23rd in the league, and the Ducks are allowing opponents to score 4.33 goals per game (31st).
Don’t be surprised to see a few power play opportunities for the Blues, as the Ducks are averaging 5.28 penalties per game, second-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 14.39 penalty minutes a game ranks first-highest.
The home team has been penalized 2.94 times a game (2nd-fewest in the league) for an average of 6.59 minutes (2nd-fewest).The Ducks will be looking to build on their 31st-ranked power play percentage of 13.73% against the Blues, who are the league’s third-weakest penalty killing team (69.23%).
St. Louis, meanwhile, has scored on 22.22% of their power play opportunities (13th), which the home team will be aiming to improve on against Anaheim’s NHL-worst 64.06% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 20 points this season, Troy Terry is the top skater for the Ducks. He has seven goals and 13 assists in 18 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.
John Gibson (3-9-1) leads the Ducks in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 4.13 and a save percentage of .893%.Brayden Schenn and Robert Thomas lead the Blues in scoring with 15 points apiece. Schenn has five goals and 10 assists, while Thomas has four goals and 11 assists in 17 games.
Binnington (7-5-0) has the best goals against average for St. Louis at 2.98. He has a save percentage of .905%.
HOME AND AWAY
Anaheim is 2-8-1 on the road this season. St. Louis has dropped three in a row at home this season.
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St.Louis Blues (-225)
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