Coyotes bring losing streak into home matchup with the Blues

Updated Mar. 6, 2023 3:09 a.m. ET
Associated Press

St. Louis Blues (27-30-5, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (21-32-10, seventh in the Central Division)

Tempe, Arizona; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Coyotes will try to stop their three-game slide when they take on the St. Louis Blues.

Arizona is 5-8-4 against the Central Division and 21-32-10 overall. The Coyotes have gone 11-20-5 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

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St. Louis is 27-30-5 overall with a 7-10-1 record against the Central Division. The Blues have an 8-1-4 record in one-goal games.

The teams play Tuesday for the third time this season. The Coyotes won the last matchup 5-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Clayton Keller has 25 goals and 35 assists for the Coyotes. Juuso Valimaki has six assists over the last 10 games.

Jordan Kyrou has scored 26 goals with 30 assists for the Blues. Pavel Buchnevich has three goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 4-4-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.

Blues: 3-5-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.4 assists, 2.8 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Coyotes: Josh Brown: out (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Christian Fischer: day to day (illness), Andrew Ladd: out for season (knee), Shea Weber: out (ankle).

Blues: Jake Neighbours: out (upper-body).

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

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