The St. Louis Blues face the Winnipeg Jets with both teams off to promising starts to the season. The Blues are 3-0 to start the season while the Jets started the season 2-1 but hope to rebound from consecutive losses as their 2-3 on the season. Both teams are looking to start the season on the right foot in the Central Division and the Western Conference and the upcoming game should be a good one as a result.
The Blues are off to a strong start to the season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.67 goals per game. Vladimir Tarasenko and Brayden Schenn have combined for three goals and eight assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has also stepped up. Robert Thomas, Pavel Buchnevich, and Jordan Kyrou have combined for two goals and five assists while defensemen Torey Krug and Justin Faulk have added four goals and two assists from the blue line to overwhelm opposing defenses.
The offense has looked great but the defense has carried the Blues, allowing only 1.67 goals per game. Justin Faulk and Torey Krug have led the top pairing but the rest of the defense has also stepped up with Nick Leddy, Colton Parayko, and the rest of the defense creating turnovers in the defensive zone and limiting shots on the net. In addition, goaltender Jordan Binnington has played well in the net wi th a .940 save percentage and a 1.65 goals-against average on only 83 shots.