St. Louis Blues (21-19-2, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Washington Capitals (21-15-6, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals and the St. Louis Blues hit the ice in a non-conference matchup.
Washington has a 12-7-4 record in home games and a 21-15-6 record overall. The Capitals have gone 10-2-2 in games decided by one goal.
St. Louis is 8-11-1 in road games and 21-19-2 overall. The Blues are 5-6-2 in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Strome has 15 goals and 11 assists for the Capitals. Nic Dowd has three goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Pavel Buchnevich has 13 goals and 19 assists for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 4-5-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Blues: 5-4-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.3 assists, 2.5 penalties and five penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: Alex Ovechkin: day to day (lower body), Rasmus Sandin: out (upper-body), Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Sonny Milano: out (upper body).
Blues: Kasperi Kapanen: out (undisclosed), 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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