Wild-St. Louis game preview

February 6, 2018 at 5:47AM
The St. Louis Blues' Brayden Schenn hops clear of a teammate's shot against New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid in the first period on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. The Blues won, 3-2, in a shootout. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1220077
Brayden Schenn, in his first season with St. Louis, leads the Blues in scoring with 21 goals and 30 assists. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

7 p.m. at St. Louis • Scottrade Center • NBCSN, 100.3-FM

Blues have been hot at home

Preview: The Wild is 1-1 against the Blues this season. It's 4-7-4 in its past 15 games in St. Louis. The Blues are coming off a 1-0 win over the Sabres on Saturday. St. Louis is 6-1-1 over its past eight home games.

Players to watch: Center Brayden Schenn paces the Blues in points with 51. Winger Vladimir Tarasenko is tied with Schenn for the team lead in goals (21). Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo averages 25 minutes, 25 seconds in ice time.

Numbers: The Wild has given up at least one power-play goal in four consecutive games. It has scored eight power-play goals over the past eight games. St. Louis is 25-4-1 when scoring first. Defensemen are responsible for 30 of the team's 150 goals.

Injuries: Blues Fs Robby Fabbri (knee) and Zach Sanford (shoulder) are out.

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