Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues

· National Hockey League

Anaheim Ducks

17-18-5

St. Louis Blues

19-19-4

St. Louis and Anaheim meet in Western Conference action

Anaheim Ducks (17-18-5, in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (19-19-4, in the Central Division)

St. Louis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Anaheim Ducks hit the ice in Western Conference play.

St. Louis has an 8-9-1 record at home and a 19-19-4 record overall. The Blues have a 17-4-1 record when scoring three or more goals.

Anaheim is 17-18-5 overall and 8-7-3 in road games. The Ducks have a 7-8-3 record in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.

Thursday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Kyrou has scored 18 goals with 17 assists for the Blues. Dylan Holloway has four goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.

Troy Terry has 14 goals and 19 assists for the Ducks. Robby Fabbri has scored four goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 4-5-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Ducks: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blues: None listed.

Ducks: None listed.

Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/9

Statistics

ANA		STL
3.00	Goals Against Average	3.07
31.9	Shots Against per Game	28.4
73.7	Penalty Kill Percentage	73.3
30	Power Play Goals Against	28
0	Short Handed Goals Against	0
2.53	Goals For per Game	2.79
28.2	Shots per Game	26.8
16	Power Play Goals	17
13.6	Power Play Percentage	18.1
0	Short Handed Goals	2
335	Penalty Minutes	320

St. Louis Blues Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Radek Faksa, C	Day-To-Day	Jan 7
Nick Leddy, D	Injured Reserve	Jan 7
Justin Faulk, D	Day-To-Day	Jan 5
Oskar Sundqvist, C	Day-To-Day	Jan 4
Alexandre Texier, C	Day-To-Day	Dec 28

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Troy Terry, RW	Day-To-Day	Jan 8
John Gibson, G	Day-To-Day	Dec 30
Brock McGinn, LW	Injured Reserve	Dec 29
Leo Carlsson, C	Day-To-Day	Dec 23
Jacob Trouba, D	Day-To-Day	Dec 7