Stars-Blues Preview
Thursday, March 04, 2010-12:15:am
/Andrew's Dallas Stars Page
Here's a preview of
Thursday's game between the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues.
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St.
Louis Blues at Dallas Stars
Thursday March 4
7:30 pm
TV: FSN | Radio: KTCK 1310-AM |
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About the Stars |
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The Stars came out of the break with a
5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at American Airlines
Center Tuesday night. The loss snapped a two-game
winning streak and kept the Stars from getting their
first three-game winning streak of the season.
"We could have done everything much
better," said center Mike Ribeiro. We were just flat."
The loss was just the third for the Stars
in their last 13 home games (10-3-0).
Stars coach Marc Crawford indicated he is
leaning towards starting Marty Turco in goal.
Injuries: D Mark Fistric (knee) is
questionable. Brian
Sutherby (shoulder) is out. |
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About the
Blues |
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The Blues came out
of the break with a 5-2 win at Phoenix Tuesday night. It
pushed the Blues' winning streak to four games.
"This was one of
our more complete games of the season," said forward
David Backes. "We had a few moments where we faltered a
bit, but we kept chipping pucks in and kept putting
pressure on them. We got balanced scoring, five
different guys."
The Blues are in 12th
place in the West, but still within three points of
eighth place heading into Wednesday night's games.
Injuries: LW Keith
Tkachuk (finger) and RW Cam Janssen (suspension) are
out. |
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Season Series |
- This is the third of four
meetings between the two teams. The Stars are 1-0-1
in the season series and the Blues are 1-1-0.
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Date |
Location |
Result |
| Saturday October 24 |
St. Louis |
Dallas 4, St. Louis 1 |
| Wednesday November 25 |
Dallas |
St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 (SO) |
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Statistical tidbits |
- The Stars have not lost two in a
row in regulation at home since Oct 16-19 (vs.
Boston and Los Angeles).
- The Blues are tied for fifth in
the league in road points this season (38) with a
17-9-4 record.
- The Blues are 22-24 on the
penalty kill in their last four games.
- Stars center Mike Ribeiro has
four goals in his last four games.
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Team Stats
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Category |
Dallas |
St. Louis |
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Overall
Record |
28-22-12 |
29-25-9 |
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Home |
18-7-5 |
12-16-5 |
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Away |
10-15-7 |
17-9-4 |
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Points Percentage |
.548 |
.532 |
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Last 5 |
3-1-1 |
4-1-0 |
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Streak |
Lost 1 |
Won 4 |
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Goals Per Game |
2.77
(11th) |
2.57
(22nd) |
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Goals Against
Per Game |
2.95
(23rd) |
2.70
(14th) |
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Shots Per Game |
31.1
(10th) |
29.3
(20th) |
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Shots Against
Per Game |
30.5
(17th) |
30.6
(18th) |
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Shooting
Percentage |
8.9
(16th) |
8.8
(19th) |
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Save Percentage |
90.3
(23rd) |
91.2
(12th) |
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Power Play |
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Overall |
18.4 (14th) |
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Home |
21.0 (11th) |
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Away |
16.2 (17th) |
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Overall |
16.7 (25th) |
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Home |
15.6 (27th) |
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Away |
18.2 (10th) |
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Penalty Kill |
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Overall |
76.5 (26th) |
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Home |
75.0 (29th) |
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Away |
77.7 (23rd) |
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Overall |
85.7 (4th) |
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Home |
85.4 (7th) |
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Away |
85.9 (2nd) |
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Shorthanded
Goals For |
6 |
6 |
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Shorthanded
Goals Against |
6 |
5 |
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PP
Chances Per Game |
4.0 |
3.7 |
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PP Chances Against Per Game |
3.2 |
4.2 |
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Faceoffs |
47.7
(27th) |
48.8
(22nd) |
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Overtime Record |
2-4 |
2-5 |
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Shootout Record |
4-8 |
6-4 |
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Shootout
Shooting Pct. |
15.1
(8-53) |
44.1
(15-34) |
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Shootout Save
Pct. |
74.5
(38-51) |
64.7
(22-34) |
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Team Leaders |
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Dallas |
St. Louis |
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Goals |
Neal
- 24 |
Goals |
McDonald - 20 |
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Assists |
Richards - 50 |
Assists |
Boyes
- 25 |
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Points |
Richards - 67 |
Points |
McDonald - 39 |
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Goalies |
Turco: 19-16-9, 2.68, .913
Lehtonen: 0-0-0 |
Goalies |
Mason: 21-17-8, 2.52,
.913
Conklin: 8-8-1, 2.61, .921 |
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Roster Statistics |
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Dallas |
St. Louis |
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Average
Height |
6-0 |
Average Height: |
6-1 |
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Average
Weight |
203 |
Average Weight: |
207 |
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Average Age |
28.9 |
Average Age: |
28.4 |
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