Philadelphia faces St. Louis on 13-game road slide

Philadelphia Flyers (20-32-11, eighth in the Metropolitan) vs. St. Louis Blues (35-18-9, second in the Central)

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

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hits the road against St. Louis looking to end its 13-game road slide.

The Blues are 20-7-4 at home. St. Louis has scored 220 goals and ranks third in the Western Conference averaging 3.6 goals per game. Jordan Kyrou leads the team with 22.

The Flyers are 7-17-5 on the road. Philadelphia is the last-ranked team in the league averaging only 6.8 points per game. Cam Atkinson leads them with 48 total points.

In their last meeting on Feb. 22, St. Louis won 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Faulk leads the Blues with a plus-34 in 56 games this season. Kyrou has 11 assists over the last 10 games for St. Louis.

Atkinson has 48 total points while scoring 23 goals and totaling 25 assists for the Flyers. Kevin Hayes has four goals over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blues: 3-4-3, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.9 assists, four penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with an .897 save percentage.

Flyers: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with a .910 save percentage.

INJURIES: Blues: Vladimir Tarasenko: day to day (illness), Tyler Bozak: out (lower-body).

Flyers: None listed.

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