The St. Louis Blues (12-14-0) welcome the Winnipeg Jets (16-7-1) at Enterprise Center on Thursday. Winnipeg is coming off a 5-2 win over the Panthers on Tuesday. The Jets committed five penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele both scored twice for the Jets.
Connor Hellebuyck had a great performance with 39 saves (.951%) in the win.St. Louis beat the Islanders 7-4 on Tuesday. Noel Acciari scored twice to lead the Blues. Thomas Greiss surrendered four goals on 40 shots (.900%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Jets won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-0 victory in October, their fourth straight win against St. Louis. Josh Morrissey led Winnipeg with two points (0G 2A). Hellebuyck saved 25 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Winnipeg is averaging 3.29 goals per game for the season, 14th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.85 goals a game (29th). Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.04 times a game on average, 20th in the league, and the Jets are holding opponents to 2.54 goals per game (4th).
The Blues’ 22.86% power play percentage ranks 15th in the league, while the Jets are 16th with a conversion rate of 22.50%. Winnipeg has been equally adept at penalty killing, boasting the league’s fourth-highest PK% at 83.33%. St. Louis ranks 32nd at 64.91%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 27 and 26 points this season, Morrissey and Connor have been the top skaters for the Jets. Morrissey is among the league leaders with his 22 assists (10th). In the net, Hellebuyck (12-5-1) is Winnipeg’s top goaltender. He has a 2.27 GAA and a .931% save percentage, third-best in the league.
Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou lead the Blues in scoring with 23 and 22 points, respectively. Thomas has five goals and 18 assists, while Kyrou has 10 goals and 12 assists in 25 games. Jordan Binnington (9-11-0) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.42. He has a save percentage of .889%.
HOME AND AWAY
Winnipeg is 6-4-1 on the road this season. St. Louis is 5-6-0 at home this season.
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