Dallas Stars (17-8-3, second in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (14-14-1, sixth in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Stars -140, Blues +116; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues host the Dallas Stars after Robert Thomas scored two goals in the Blues' 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.
St. Louis is 4-8-1 against the Central Division and 14-14-1 overall. The Blues are 4-6-1 when they commit more penalties than their opponent.
Dallas has gone 17-8-3 overall with a 5-1-0 record against the Central Division. The Stars have a 7-2-2 record in games decided by one goal.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Stars won the previous matchup 2-1 in a shootout.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pavel Buchnevich has 10 goals and 13 assists for the Blues. Torey Krug has six assists over the last 10 games.
Joe Pavelski has 13 goals and 14 assists for the Stars. Jason Robertson has four goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 4-6-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Stars: 5-4-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.6 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blues: Anton Malmstrom: out (undisclosed), Josh Jacobs: out (undisclosed).
Stars: Jake Oettinger: day to day (lower-body), Jerad Rosburg: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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