The St. Louis Blues (26-28-3) will be looking to halt their losing streak when they host the Vancouver Canucks (22-30-5) at Enterprise Center on Thursday.
Vancouver is coming off a high-scoring 5-4 shootout loss against the Predators on Tuesday. The Canucks committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal.
Andrei Kuzmenko was the top goalscorer for the Canucks with two goals. Collin Delia saved only 22 of 26 shots against (.846%) in the loss.
St. Louis dropped their third straight game, falling 4-1 to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Justin Faulk netted the only goal for the Blues. Jordan Binnington saved only 32 of 36 shots against (.888%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Blues won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-1 victory in December, their fourth straight win against Vancouver. Jordan Kyrou led St. Louis with four points (3G 1A). Ilya Mikheyev scored Vancouver’s only goal. Binnington got the win, saving 33 of 34 shots (.970%).
FACING OFF
Vancouver is averaging 3.37 goals per game for the season, 10th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.65 goals a game (29th).
Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.04 times a game on average, 21st in the league, and the Canucks are allowing opponents to score 4.02 goals per game (31st).
St. Louis averages fewer shots a game (29.0) than most teams in the league, ranking 28th, though the team’s 10.7% shooting percentage is ninth. Vancouver has been the league’s worst shot-stopping team, ranking No. 32 with a team save percentage of .876%.
The Canucks’ 23.44% power play percentage ranks 10th in the league, while the Blues are 17th with a conversion rate of 21.08%. While strong on the power play, Vancouver has been less impressive at penalty killing, as the away team owns the league’s lowest PK% at 66.27%. St. Louis’ 75.18% ranks 24th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 72 points this season, ninth-most in the NHL, Elias Pettersson is the top skater for the Canucks. He has 27 goals and 45 assists in 55 games.
In the net, Thatcher Demko (3-10-2) is Vancouver’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.93 GAA and a .883% save percentage. Spencer Martin (11-15-1) leads the Canucks in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 3.99 and a save percentage of .871%.Kyrou leads the Blues in scoring with 54 points. He has 25 goals and 29 assists in 54 games. Binnington (21-19-3) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.27. He has a save percentage of .893%.
HOME AND AWAY
Vancouver is 11-15-4 away from Rogers Arena this season. St. Louis is 13-13-2 at home this season.
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