Blues host the Hurricanes after overtime victory

Carolina Hurricanes (2-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (3-2, in the Central Division)

St. Louis; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -143, Blues +121; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues host the Carolina Hurricanes after the Blues defeated the New York Islanders 1-0 in overtime.

St. Louis went 43-33-6 overall and 25-14-2 in home games a season ago. The Blues averaged three power-play chances per game last season, and converted on 18% (45 total power-play goals).

Carolina is 2-1 overall and 1-0-0 on the road. The Hurricanes have a +two scoring differential, with nine total goals scored and seven conceded.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Robert Thomas has one goal and three assists for the Blues. Matthew Kessel has over the past 10 games.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi has three assists for the Hurricanes. Jackson Blake has over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 3-2-0, averaging 1.3 goals, 2.3 assists, 1.5 penalties and 3.5 penalty minutes while giving up 1.3 goals per game.

Hurricanes: 2-1-0, averaging 0.9 goals, 1.5 assists, 1.5 penalties and three penalty minutes while giving up 0.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blues: None listed.

Hurricanes: None listed.

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