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Lightning in action against the Blues following shootout victory
By The Associated Press
Tampa Bay Lightning (29-13-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. St. Louis Blues
(18-21-8, in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues host the Tampa Bay Lightning after the
Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in a shootout.
St. Louis is 18-21-8 overall and 11-9-5 in home games. The Blues have allowed
159 goals while scoring 117 for a -42 scoring differential.
Tampa Bay is 29-13-3 overall and 17-4-3 in road games. The Lightning have an
11-4-1 record in games their opponents commit more penalties.
Friday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The
Lightning won the last meeting 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Robert Thomas has 11 goals and 22 assists for the Blues. Pavel
Buchnevich has three goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 23 goals and 44 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point
has scored five goals with six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 4-6-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.4 penalties
and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Lightning: 10-0-0, averaging 4.5 goals, 8.3 assists, 7.2 penalties and 22.9
penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: None listed.
Lightning: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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