St. Louis Blues (15-15-1, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (18-11-2, third in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues will attempt to end a three-game road slide when they face the Florida Panthers.
Florida has an 18-11-2 record overall and a 9-4-0 record on its home ice. The Panthers have an 8-3-0 record when scoring a power-play goal.
St. Louis has a 6-10-1 record on the road and a 15-15-1 record overall. The Blues are 4-- in one-goal games.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Reinhart has scored 18 goals with 21 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov Jr. has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Pavel Buchnevich has 10 goals and 13 assists for the Blues. Brandon Saad has five goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Blues: 4-6-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, four penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Jonah Gadjovich: day to day (illness), Anton Lundell: out (illness).
Blues: 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.
