St. Louis visits New York after shootout win

St. Louis Blues (9-11-1, in the Central Division) vs. New York Islanders (7-8-5, in the Metropolitan Division)

Elmont, New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues visit the New York Islanders after the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in a shootout.

New York is 2-3-2 at home and 7-8-5 overall. The Islanders have a 2-3-1 record when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.

St. Louis is 4-5-1 on the road and 9-11-1 overall. The Blues have gone 7-1-1 when scoring three or more goals.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Blues won 1-0 in overtime in the previous matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Palmieri has seven goals and nine assists for the Islanders. Maxim Tsyplakov has over the last 10 games.

Jordan Kyrou has six goals and 12 assists for the Blues. Matthew Kessel has scored goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 4-3-3, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Blues: 4-5-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

INJURIES: Islanders: None listed.

Blues: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.