Boston Bruins (24-8-9, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (21-18-1, fifth in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues host the Boston Bruins after Jordan Kyrou recorded a hat trick in the Blues' 5-2 win against the New York Rangers.
St. Louis has a 13-7-0 record at home and a 21-18-1 record overall. The Blues have a 6-1-0 record in one-goal games.
Boston has gone 12-5-6 on the road and 24-8-9 overall. The Bruins are 9-0-2 in games their opponents commit more penalties.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyrou has 12 goals and 18 assists for the Blues. Robert Thomas has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Brad Marchand has 17 goals and 20 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has six goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 6-4-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.3 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Bruins: 5-2-3, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.7 assists, five penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed), Justin Faulk: out (lower-body).
Bruins: Linus Ullmark: day to day (lower body), Brandon Carlo: out (upper body), Milan Lucic: out (personal), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed), Matthew Poitras: day to day (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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