BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues will attempt to break a four-game road slide when they play the Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo has gone 5-2-2 in home games and 5-4-4 overall. The Sabres have committed 60 total penalties (4.6 per game) to rank seventh in the league.

St. Louis allowed five or more goals for seventh time(!) in 14 games; outworked all night in all facets from start to finish

Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday night.

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues after losing four in a row. Washington is 6-5-1 overall and 3-4-0 at home. The Capitals have a 2-1-0 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.

The 2021 first-round selection has points in back-to-back games for the first time in his 17-game NHL career and he hopes to continue that streak on Thursday against the St. Louis Blues at KeyBank Center.

Coach Jim Montgomery has cited the team's positive analytics a few times lately. But do good underlying numbers mean results will follow?

The St. Louis Blues are off to a rough start, and they need more offensive contributions. They'll hope to get more tonight against the Washington Capitals.

The St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals will have a primetime tilt on national TV Wednesday night. The Caps are looking to end their four-game losing skid while the Blues are hoping to make it two wins in a row after losing seven straight over a two-week span.