First-place St. Louis is Top 10 in the NHL in goals surrendered and shots on goal allowed, while the offense is #11 in goals scored. The Blues are 21-7 versus losing teams, 25-11 against the Western Conference. All-Star goalie Jordan Binnington (23-8-5, .911 save percentage) will start after knocking off Winnipeg twice already this season in wins of 5-4 and 4-1. Winnipeg is #18 in goals allowed, #19 in goals scored, losing five in a row getting outscored 22-12. The Jets went 3-8-1 in January while falling out of playoff position in the Western Conference. The Jets come off a 2-1 loss at home to Boston last night, allowing both goals on the power play to rank #29 in the league at 73.7 percent. Winnipeg is on a 2-7 run against St. Louis, including 0-5 at home, with the Blues winning all three playoff games here last spring. Play St. Louis.
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