St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks

· National Hockey League

St. Louis Blues

30-27-6

Anaheim Ducks

27-27-7

Blues visit the Ducks after shootout victory

St. Louis Blues (30-27-6, in the Central Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (27-27-7, in the Pacific Division)

Anaheim, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks host the St. Louis Blues after the Blues took down the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in a shootout.

Anaheim is 27-27-7 overall and 14-13-2 in home games. The Ducks rank ninth in NHL play with 239 total penalties (averaging 3.9 per game).

St. Louis has gone 15-13-3 in road games and 30-27-6 overall. The Blues have a -10 scoring differential, with 178 total goals scored and 188 given up.

The matchup Friday is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Blues won 6-2 in the last matchup. Robert Thomas led the Blues with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Frank Vatrano has 18 goals and 18 assists for the Ducks. Leo Carlsson has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

Jordan Kyrou has 24 goals and 24 assists for the Blues. Zachary Bolduc has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Ducks: 6-3-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.8 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

Blues: 6-2-2, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.6 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Ducks: None listed.

Blues: None listed.

Regular Season Series

STL leads series 1-0

Statistics

STL		ANA
2.98	Goals Against Average	3.05
28.2	Shots Against per Game	32.2
70.7	Penalty Kill Percentage	73.1
44	Power Play Goals Against	47
0	Short Handed Goals Against	0
2.83	Goals For per Game	2.61
27.1	Shots per Game	27.6
27	Power Play Goals	20
19.0	Power Play Percentage	12.3
2	Short Handed Goals	1
454	Penalty Minutes	543

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
John Gibson, G	Day-To-Day	Mar 5
Robby Fabbri, C	Injured Reserve	Feb 27
Trevor Zegras, C	Suspension	Feb 24
Radko Gudas, D	Day-To-Day	Feb 9
Troy Terry, RW	Day-To-Day	Feb 4

St. Louis Blues Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Alexandre Texier, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 26
Tyler Tucker, D	Day-To-Day	Feb 8
Mathieu Joseph, RW	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Colton Parayko, D	Day-To-Day	Feb 2
Robert Thomas, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 2