Flyers host the Blues following Foerster’s 2-goal showing

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St. Louis Blues (31-26-3, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (32-23-7, third in the Metropolitan Division)

Philadelphia; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers host the St. Louis Blues after Tyson Foerster scored two goals in the Flyers’ 4-2 win against the Ottawa Senators.

Philadelphia has a 16-13-2 record at home and a 32-23-7 record overall. The Flyers are sixth in league play serving 10.5 penalty minutes per game.

St. Louis is 31-26-3 overall and 13-15-2 on the road. The Blues have a 10-2-2 record in games decided by a goal.

Monday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Flyers won 4-2 in the last meeting. Foerster led the Flyers with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has 27 goals and 28 assists for the Flyers. Foerster has scored six goals and added one assist over the last 10 games.

Robert Thomas has 20 goals and 49 assists for the Blues. Pavel Buchnevich has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 5-4-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.4 penalties and 10.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

Blues: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, 5.3 assists, 3.7 penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Flyers: Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper body), Travis Konecny: day to day (upper body), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Jamie Drysdale: out (upper body).

Blues: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.