St. Louis and Boston meet for non-conference matchup

Boston Bruins (9-3-1, in the Atlantic Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (5-6-1, in the Central Division)

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

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins hit the ice in a non-conference matchup.

St. Louis is 5-6-1 overall and 3-1-1 at home. The Blues have gone 2-1-0 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

Boston is 4-1-1 on the road and 9-3-1 overall. The Bruins have scored 49 total goals (3.8 per game) to rank fifth in NHL play.

Thursday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Neighbours has scored three goals with three assists for the Blues. Jimmy Snuggerud has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

David Pastrnak has seven goals and 11 assists for the Bruins. Matthew Poitras has scored four goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, 5.3 assists, 2.7 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Bruins: 7-2-1, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.7 assists, 5.2 penalties and 14.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blues: Adam Jecho: out (personal), Torey Krug: out (ankle), Ross Johnston: out (lower body), Tyler Tucker: out (knee), Dillon Dube: out (neck), Logan Mailloux: out (hand).

Bruins: None listed.

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