Blues bring win streak into matchup with the Kraken

Updated Dec. 20, 2022 3:11 a.m. ET
Associated Press

St. Louis Blues (15-15-1, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (17-10-3, third in the Pacific Division)

Seattle; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Kraken -166, Blues +141; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues are looking to prolong a four-game win streak with a victory over the Seattle Kraken.

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Seattle is 17-10-3 overall and 8-6-2 in home games. The Kraken have gone 6-2-1 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.

St. Louis is 15-15-1 overall and 10-8-0 in road games. The Blues have given up 113 goals while scoring 92 for a -21 scoring differential.

The teams play Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Blues won 4-3 in overtime in the last meeting. Jordan Kyrou led the Blues with three goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Andre Burakovsky has 10 goals and 18 assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has scored seven goals with one assist over the last 10 games.

Pavel Buchnevich has scored 10 goals with 13 assists for the Blues. Kyrou has seven goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 5-5-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.4 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.

Blues: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.1 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: Chris Driedger: out (knee), Joonas Donskoi: out (upper-body).

Blues: Marco Scandella: out (hip), Scott Perunovich: out (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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