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The St. Louis Blues face the Tampa Bay Lightning with both teams looking to improve on rough seasons. The Blues have a 15-14-1 record and are near the bottom of the Central Division but have won back-to-back games. The Lightning have a 14-13-5 record and with only four wins in their last 10 games, they are in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. Both teams look to improve in the standings and leap into playoff position ahead of the holiday break and the upcoming game should be a good one.
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The Blues are having a rough season with their offense struggling, scoring only 2.90 goals per game. Robert Thomas, Pavel Buchnevich, and Jordan Kyrou have scored 28 goals and 48 assists to lead the top two lines but the rest of the offense has struggled. Only six skaters have seven goals or more and opposing defenses can limit the top-heavy offense as a result.
The offense has struggled but the defense has let the Blues down, allowing 3.27 goals per game. Justin Faulk and Nick Leddy have combined for 3.0 defensive point shares but the rest of the offense has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net with ease. The bright spot has been the play of goaltender Jordan Binnington who has a .908 save percentage and a 3.05 goals-against average on 716 shots with 2.9 goals saved above average.