Chicago Blackhawks (10-21-1, eighth in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (16-15-1, sixth in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Blues -241, Blackhawks +195; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues host the Chicago Blackhawks after Pavel Buchnevich's two-goal game against the Florida Panthers in the Blues' 4-1 win.
St. Louis is 16-15-1 overall and 5-8-1 against the Central Division. The Blues have gone 13-3-0 when scoring three or more goals.
Chicago is 10-21-1 overall with a 2-6-1 record against the Central Division. The Blackhawks have a 2-10-0 record in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.
The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season. The Blackhawks won 3-1 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Buchnevich has 12 goals and 14 assists for the Blues. Robert Thomas has four goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.
Connor Bedard has 12 goals and 17 assists for the Blackhawks. Nick Foligno has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 4-6-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.5 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 3-6-1, averaging two goals, 3.7 assists, 3.2 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed).
Blackhawks: Seth Jones: out (upper body), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Alex Vlasic: day to day (upper body), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Joey Anderson: out (shoulder), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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