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Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues

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Blues host the Penguins on 10-game winning streak

Pittsburgh Penguins (30-34-11, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (41-28-7, in the Central Division)

St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues will try to extend a 10-game win streak with a victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

St. Louis has a 41-28-7 record overall and a 21-14-3 record in home games. The Blues are 34-6-2 in games they score three or more goals.

Pittsburgh is 30-34-11 overall and 11-20-6 on the road. The Penguins have a -51 scoring differential, with 217 total goals scored and 268 allowed.

The teams match up Thursday for the second time this season. The Penguins won the last meeting 5-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Neighbours has scored 19 goals with 23 assists for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou has eight goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

Rickard Rakell has 32 goals and 31 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has eight goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 10-0-0, averaging 4.1 goals, 7.6 assists, 3.5 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 1.4 goals per game.

Penguins: 6-3-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.1 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blues: None listed.

Penguins: None listed.

Regular Season Series

PIT leads series 1-0

Statistics

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3.57 Goals Against Average 2.79
30.5 Shots Against per Game 27.4
77.8 Penalty Kill Percentage 73.6
44 Power Play Goals Against 47
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.89 Goals For per Game 2.99
28.2 Shots per Game 27.0
49 Power Play Goals 37
24.3 Power Play Percentage 21.0
4 Short Handed Goals 3
523 Penalty Minutes 576
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Parayko, D Out Mar 27
Torey Krug, D Injured Reserve Oct 8
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Evgeni Malkin, C Out Apr 3
P.O Joseph, D Injured Reserve Apr 2
Tommy Novak, C Out Mar 29
Bokondji Imama, LW Out Mar 29
Joel Blomqvist, G Out Mar 23

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 9 18 105 48
Carolina 4 24 96 46
New Jersey 7 29 87 40
NY Rangers 7 32 79 36
Columbus 9 30 77 34
NY Islanders 10 32 74 32
Pittsburgh 11 34 71 30
Philadelphia 9 36 71 31

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 4 20 106 51
Dallas 4 21 102 49
Colorado 4 26 96 46
Minnesota 7 28 89 41
St. Louis 7 28 89 41
Utah 12 29 80 34
Nashville 8 40 62 27
Chicago 10 44 52 21
Full Standings
Penguins Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs CBJ W 6-3
@ FLA L 4-3 SO
@ TB L 6-1
@ BUF L 7-3
vs OTT W 1-0 OT
Blues Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs NSH W 4-1
vs MTL W 6-1
@ NSH W 3-2
@ COL W 2-1
vs DET W 2-1 OT