Vancouver Canucks (24-10-3, first in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (18-17-1, sixth in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks visit the St. Louis Blues after Elias Pettersson scored two goals in the Canucks’ 6-3 win against the Ottawa Senators.
St. Louis is 18-17-1 overall and 11-6-0 in home games. The Blues have gone 5-1-0 in games decided by a goal.
Vancouver has a 24-10-3 record overall and a 10-6-2 record on the road. The Canucks are 9-2-1 in games they score at least one power-play goal.
The teams play Thursday for the second time this season. The Canucks won the last matchup 5-0. Pettersson scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Robert Thomas has 15 goals and 24 assists for the Blues. Pavel Buchnevich has three goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
J.T. Miller has 16 goals and 34 assists for the Canucks. Brock Boeser has scored six goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 5-5-0, averaging three goals, 4.7 assists, three penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Canucks: 7-1-2, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.4 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed).
Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Carson Soucy: out (foot), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
