The Tampa Bay Lightning (26-13-1) head to face the St. Louis Blues (21-19-3) at Enterprise Center on Saturday. Tampa Bay is kicking off a five-game road trip coming off a high-scoring 5-4 win over the Canucks on Thursday.
The Lightning committed six penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Five players found the net for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy saved only 36 of 40 shots (.900%) in the win.
St. Louis fell 4-1 to the Flames on Thursday. Jake Neighbours netted the lone goal for the Blues. Thomas Greiss saved 36 of 39 shots in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Lightning won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-2 victory in November. Brayden Point (2G 1A) and Nikita Kucherov (0G 3A) each had three points to lead Tampa Bay. Jordan Kyrou (1G 1A), Pavel Buchnevich (1G 1A), and Robert Thomas (0G 2A) each had two points to lead St. Louis. Vasilevskiy got the win, saving 25 of 27 shots (.925%).
FACING OFF
Tampa Bay is averaging 3.58 goals per game for the season, fourth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.58 goals a game (25th).
Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.12 times a game on average, 19th in the league, and the Lightning are allowing opponents to score 2.95 goals per game (15th).
The Lightning’s 28.87% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while the Blues rank 11th with a conversion rate of 23.97%. When it comes to penalty killing, Tampa Bay has the league’s 11th-ranked PK% at 80.92%, while St. Louis is 27th at 73.33%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 61 points this season, third-most in the NHL, Kucherov is the top skater for the Lightning. He is among the league leaders with 44 assists (2nd) and has added 17 goals of his own. In the net, Vasilevskiy (17-10-1) is Tampa Bay’s top goaltender.
He has a 2.47 GAA and a .918% save percentage. Kyrou and Thomas lead the Blues in scoring with 41 and 39 points, respectively. Kyrou has 20 goals and 21 assists, while Thomas has 11 goals and 28 assists in 42 games.
Jordan Binnington (16-13-3) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.26. He has a save percentage of .892%.
HOME AND AWAY
Tampa Bay is 9-9-0 on the road this season. St. Louis is 8-9-2 at Enterprise Center this season.
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