St. Louis Blues (27-30-5) vs. Arizona Coyotes (21-32-10)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a 10-game Tuesday card and brings this Western Conference clash between the St. Louis Blues and the Arizona Coyotes at the Mullett Arena in Glendale, Arizona at 9:00 p.m. ET.
This is the third meeting between these teams this season. The home team has won each of the first two meetings, including the Coyotes earning a 5-0 victory on January 26. Arizona was the underdog (+137) with the total set at 6.5. The Blues are the favorite in this game (-135) with the total set at 6.5.
The St. Louis Blues twice found themselves trailing by one goal, battling back to tie the score in each instance. However, Los Angeles scored two goals within the final three minutes to earn a 4-2 victory. The loss continues the decline of the Blues, who are 15 points behind Winnipeg for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. St. Louis is 14-16-1 on the road.
Goals by Robert Thomas and Kasperi Kapanen helped St. Louis tie the score. Pavel Buchnevich had an assist in the contest, and now has nine points over his last five games and has points in eight of his last nine contests. St. Louis is 21st in goals per game (3.03) and 20th on the power-play (20.3%). They have been held to three goals or fewer in seven of their last eight contests.
Buchy's been racking up the points ?? #stlblues pic.twitter.com/NxZFZ3wI6s
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) March 5, 2023
Jordan Binnington stopped 34 shots in the loss and is now 21-22-5 with a 3.28 goals-against average and a .895 save percentage. Binnington is in a rut of late, allowing at least three goals in six straight games, including allowing four in three of those contests. The Blues are 28th in goals allowed per game (3.65) and 21st in penalty killing (76.5%).
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