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St. Louis Blues (15-15-3, in the Central
Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (17-10-2, in the Atlantic
Division)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning head into a matchup with
the St. Louis Blues as winners of three games in a row.
Tampa Bay is 9-4-1 in home games and 17-10-2 overall. The
Lightning are 17-5-1 when scoring at least three goals.
St. Louis has gone 9-7-2 in road games and 15-15-3 overall. The
Blues have allowed 102 goals while scoring 84 for a -18 scoring
differential.
The teams play Thursday for the second time this season. The
Blues won the previous meeting 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point has 21 goals and 16 assists for
the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has 11 goals and four assists over
the past 10 games.
Pavel Buchnevich has eight goals and 13 assists for the Blues.
Jordan Kyrou has seven goals and two assists over the past 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 7-3-0, averaging 4.9 goals, 7.3
assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up
2.5 goals per game.
Blues: 5-3-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.4 penalties
and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.
Blues: None listed.
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