St. Louis Blues (23-20-2, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (32-11-4, first in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canucks -217, Blues +178; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Vancouver Canucks host the St. Louis Blues as winners of three consecutive games.
Vancouver has a 17-4-1 record at home and a 32-11-4 record overall. The Canucks have a 16-5-1 record when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
St. Louis is 23-20-2 overall and 9-12-1 on the road. The Blues have a -15 scoring differential, with 127 total goals scored and 142 given up.
Wednesday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Blues won 2-1 in the previous meeting. Brandon Saad led the Blues with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Elias Pettersson has 25 goals and 37 assists for the Canucks. Quinn Hughes has two goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
Robert Thomas has 16 goals and 31 assists for the Blues. Saad has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 8-1-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Blues: 5-4-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: Carson Soucy: out (hand), Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Phillip Di Giuseppe: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
Blues: Kasperi Kapanen: out (lower body), 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.
