Blues play the Panthers, look to end home skid

Florida Panthers (32-20-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (24-25-5, in the Central Division)

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

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues are looking to stop their four-game home losing streak with a win over the Florida Panthers.

St. Louis has a 24-25-5 record overall and an 11-13-2 record in home games. The Blues have a -19 scoring differential, with 144 total goals scored and 163 allowed.

Florida has gone 16-11-1 in road games and 32-20-3 overall. The Panthers have a 15-7-0 record in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.

The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season. The Panthers won 2-1 in overtime in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Robert Thomas has 12 goals and 26 assists for the Blues. Colton Parayko has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 13 goals and 35 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has scored five goals and added six assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 4-5-1, averaging two goals, 3.6 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Panthers: 6-4-0, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, three penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blues: None listed.

Panthers: None listed.

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