The St. Louis Blues (20-18-3) play host to the Calgary Flames (19-14-8) at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. Calgary is coming off a 4-3 overtime loss against the Blackhawks on Sunday. The Flames took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring twice on three shots while holding Chicago without a power play goal.
Elias Lindholm, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Nazem Kadri each scored once for the Flames. Lindholm added an assist to share the scoring lead with Tyler Toffoli, who had two assists. Jacob Markstrom started in the loss and saved only eight of 11 shots against (.727%).
St. Louis is back home for a seven-game homestand after a 3-0 win over the Wild on Sunday. Brayden Schenn was the leading goal scorer for the Blues, netting twice. Thomas Greiss earned his zeroth shutout of the season with 35 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Blues won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-2 victory in December, their third straight win against Calgary. Five players had two points for St. Louis. Connor Mackey (2G 0A), Lindholm (0G 2A), and Dillon Dube (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Calgary. Greiss got the win, saving 41 of 43 shots (.953%).
FACING OFF
Calgary is averaging 3.05 goals per game for the season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.59 goals a game (25th). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.15 times a game on average, 18th in the league, and the Flames are allowing opponents to score 2.93 goals per game (14th).
Calgary averages more shots/game (34.8) than most teams in the league, ranking fourth, though the team’s 8.8% shooting percentage is 29th. St. Louis’ average of 29.0 attempts ranks 28th.
The Blues’ 24.14% power play percentage ranks 10th in the league, while the Flames are 23rd with a conversion rate of 19.70%. In terms of penalty killing, Calgary has the league’s seventh-ranked PK% at 82.67%, while St. Louis is 26th at 72.55%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Lindholm and Toffoli have been the top skaters for the Flames this season with 37 and 34 points. In the net, Markstrom (13-10-4) is Calgary’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.72 GAA and a .897% save percentage.
Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas lead the Blues in scoring with 38 and 37 points, respectively. Kyrou has 19 goals and 19 assists, while Thomas has 10 goals and 27 assists in 40 games. Jordan Binnington (15-13-3) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.27. He has a save percentage of .892%.
HOME AND AWAY
Calgary is 7-7-6 on the road this season. St. Louis is 7-8-2 at home this season.
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