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St. Louis Blues vs Anaheim Ducks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
VS
Anaheim Ducks
Ducks
1–0–0
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St. Louis Blues
Home · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
The Blues have had Anaheim's number, 12 wins in the last 13. And Joel Hofer has been a wall against Anaheim, a .947 save percentage on 151 shots.
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Anaheim Ducks
Away · Ducks
1–0–0
2 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Ducks
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Lukas Dostal
Lukas Dostal
Likely · 29143-lukas-dostal
.900 SV% · 3.00 GAA · 1W
.810 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Ducks
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
A.J. Greer · Leo Carlsson · Cutter Gauthier
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Beckett Sennecke · Mikael Granlund · Alex Killorn
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Nikita Nesterenko · Ryan Poehling · Frank Vatrano
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Jeff Malott · Tim Washe · Judd Caulfield
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Jackson Lacombe · Tristan Luneau
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Pavel Mintyukov · Travis Mitchell
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Tyson Hinds · Noah Warren
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Beckett Sennecke · Leo Carlsson · Mikael Granlund · Jackson Lacombe · Cutter Gauthier
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
A.J. Greer · Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Tristan Luneau · Pavel Mintyukov
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Jackson Lacombe · Pavel Mintyukov
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Tim Washe · Mikael Granlund · Noah Warren · Tyson Hinds
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
DucksProjected lines
L1
A.J. Greer · Leo Carlsson · Cutter Gauthier
L2
Beckett Sennecke · Mikael Granlund · Alex Killorn
L3
Nikita Nesterenko · Ryan Poehling · Frank Vatrano
L4
Jeff Malott · Tim Washe · Judd Caulfield
D1
Jackson Lacombe · Tristan Luneau
D2
Pavel Mintyukov · Travis Mitchell
D3
Tyson Hinds · Noah Warren
PP1
Beckett Sennecke · Leo Carlsson · Mikael Granlund · Jackson Lacombe · Cutter Gauthier
PP2
A.J. Greer · Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Tristan Luneau · Pavel Mintyukov
PK1
Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Jackson Lacombe · Pavel Mintyukov
PK2
Tim Washe · Mikael Granlund · Noah Warren · Tyson Hinds
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Derek Lee · as of Oct 2
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Ducks
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Drew Helleson
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Troy Terry
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Ian Moore
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 16
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
DucksInjury report
Drew Helleson
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Troy Terry
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Ian Moore
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 16
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Derek Lee · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Ducks won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

The Blues have had Anaheim's number, 12 wins in the last 13. And Joel Hofer has been a wall against Anaheim, a .947 save percentage on 151 shots.

Lukas Dostal has not had an answer for Robert Thomas: 6 goals on 14 shots. The man to watch is Jake Neighbours: 6 points in his last 4 against Anaheim.

The numbers behind it
History
St. Louis has won 12 of their last 13 against Anaheim. See the games →
12-1 last 13 vs ANA
Matchup
Robert Thomas has 6 goals on Lukas Dostal (14 shots).
(St. Louis)
6 goals on Lukas Dostal
Goaltending
Joel Hofer has a .947 save % against Anaheim (151 shots).
.947 SV% vs ANA
Goaltending
Lukas Dostal has struggled against St. Louis — a .799 save % on 144 shots.
.799 SV% vs STL
Matchup
Dylan Holloway has 4 goals on Lukas Dostal (13 shots).
(St. Louis)
4 goals on Lukas Dostal
Player
Jake Neighbours has 6 points in his last 4 games against Anaheim. See the games →
(St. Louis)
6 pts, last 4 vs ANA