St. Louis Blues (19-17-1, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (22-13-4, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Hurricanes -192, Blues +159; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes will attempt to keep a five-game win streak going when they host the St. Louis Blues.
Carolina is 22-13-4 overall and 10-3-3 in home games. The Hurricanes have a 21-5-2 record in games they score at least three goals.
St. Louis has a 19-17-1 record overall and a 7-11-1 record in road games. The Blues have a -12 scoring differential, with 106 total goals scored and 118 given up.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seth Jarvis has 14 goals and 14 assists for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov has eight goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Jordan Kyrou has nine goals and 18 assists for the Blues. Robert Thomas has six goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 6-1-3, averaging 4.2 goals, seven assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Blues: 6-4-0, averaging 3.1 goals, five assists, 2.7 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Stefan Noesen: day to day (illness), Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting), Jesper Fast: day to day (upper body), Martin Necas: day to day (upper body).
Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed), Justin Faulk: out (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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