St. Louis Blues (30-24-2, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (30-20-6, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings play the St. Louis Blues with a three win streak intact.
Detroit is 30-20-6 overall and 16-8-5 in home games. The Red Wings are 11-6-0 in games they score at least one power-play goal.
St. Louis has gone 13-13-1 on the road and 30-24-2 overall. The Blues have a -7 scoring differential, with 164 total goals scored and 171 given up.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams meet this season. The Red Wings won 6-4 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex DeBrincat has 19 goals and 28 assists for the Red Wings. Lucas Raymond has three goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Robert Thomas has scored 19 goals with 46 assists for the Blues. Pavel Buchnevich has seven goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 6-3-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Blues: 6-4-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.6 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: Ville Husso: out (lower-body).
Blues: 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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