St. Louis Blues (18-16-1, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (16-13-4, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Penguins -189, Blues +157; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the St. Louis Blues after Evgeni Malkin's two-goal game against the New York Islanders in the Penguins' 7-0 win.
Pittsburgh has an 8-6-1 record at home and a 16-13-4 record overall. The Penguins have a 14-2-2 record when scoring three or more goals.
St. Louis has a 7-10-1 record on the road and an 18-16-1 record overall. The Blues are 14-3-0 in games they score three or more goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Blues won 4-2 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Guentzel has 16 goals and 22 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has scored five goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.
Jake Neighbours has scored 12 goals with two assists for the Blues. Robert Thomas has six goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 5-3-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Blues: 5-5-0, averaging three goals, 4.7 assists, three penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Penguins: Bryan Rust: out (upper body), Matt Nieto: out (undisclosed).
Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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