St. Louis Blues (36-30-3, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (28-35-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators play the St. Louis Blues in a non-conference matchup.
Ottawa has an 18-15-2 record in home games and a 28-35-4 record overall. The Senators have committed 276 total penalties (4.1 per game) to rank ninth in the league.
St. Louis has a 36-30-3 record overall and a 15-18-2 record on the road. The Blues have a 28-4-1 record in games they score three or more goals.
The matchup Thursday is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Blues won 4-2 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Drake Batherson has scored 23 goals with 27 assists for the Senators. Brady Tkachuk has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Pavel Buchnevich has 23 goals and 29 assists for the Blues. Alexey Toropchenko has scored five goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 3-6-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Blues: 6-4-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.4 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Josh Norris: out for season (upper body), Rourke Chartier: out (upper body), Travis Hamonic: out (undisclosed), Matthew Highmore: out (upper-body), Zack MacEwen: out (lower body).
Blues: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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