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Blues and Capitals face off in out-of-conference matchup
By The Associated Press
Washington Capitals (35-27-9, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. St. Louis Blues
(28-30-11, in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals meet in a
non-conference matchup.
St. Louis has gone 15-12-7 in home games and 28-30-11 overall. The Blues have a
22-9-5 record in games they score three or more goals.
Washington has a 13-16-4 record on the road and a 35-27-9 record overall. The
Capitals have allowed 202 goals while scoring 219 for a +17 scoring
differential.
Tuesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The
Capitals won the previous meeting 6-1. Tom Wilson scored two goals in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Robert Thomas has scored 16 goals with 30 assists for the
Blues. Justin Faulk has nine assists over the past 10 games.
Jakob Chychrun has 23 goals and 28 assists for the Capitals. Ryan Leonard has
five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 7-1-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.8 penalties
and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.
Capitals: 4-4-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.6 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.4
penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: Tyler Tucker: out (lower-body).
Capitals: Ethen Frank: day to day (lower-body), David Kampf: day to day (not
injury related).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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