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St. Louis Blues (27-26-6, in the Central
Division) vs. Washington Capitals (38-12-8, in the Metropolitan
Division)
Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues visit the Washington Capitals
after Zachary Bolduc scored two goals in the Blues' 7-2 win over
the Seattle Kraken.
Washington has a 38-12-8 record overall and an 18-5-6 record in
home games. The Capitals have gone 15-5-3 when scoring a
power-play goal.
St. Louis is 13-12-3 in road games and 27-26-6 overall. The
Blues have allowed 177 goals while scoring 164 for a -13 scoring
differential.
The teams match up Thursday for the second time this season. The
Capitals won the previous meeting 8-1. Alexander Ovechkin scored
two goals in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aliaksei Protas has scored 23 goals with 27
assists for the Capitals. Ovechkin has eight goals and five
assists over the last 10 games.
Jordan Kyrou has 24 goals and 22 assists for the Blues. Robert
Thomas has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 5-2-3, averaging 4.2 goals, 7.1
assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up
3.2 goals per game.
Blues: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.8 assists, three penalties
and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: None listed.
Blues: None listed.
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