ST. LOUIS, Mo.– Jake Allen will make his eighth straight start tonight. He's 5-1-0 with a 2.49 goals-against average and .904 save percentage his past six starts.
Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz has four points (two goals, two assists) during a three-game point streak and 11 points (four goals, seven assists) the past 10 games.
He's coming off a two-goal performance, including the OT game-winner Wednesday, against the Bruins.
Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) the past six games.
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The Blues' projected lineup:
- Jaden Schwartz-Brayden Schenn-Vladimir Tarasenko
- Patrik Berglund-Kyle Brodziak-Alexander Steen
- Dmitrij Jaskin-Vladimir Sobotka-Tage Thompson
- Ivan Barbashev-Oskar Sundqvist-Chris Thorburn
- Carl Gunnarsson-Alex Pietrangelo
- Vince Dunn-Colton Parayko
- Joel Edmundson-Robert Bortuzzo
Jake Allen will start in goal; Ville Husso will be the backup.
The healthy scratch is Jordan Schmaltz. Carter Hutton (neck), Scottie Upshall (knee) and Nikita Soshnikov (upper body) are day to day. Jay Bouwmeester (hip) and Robby Fabbri (knee) are out for the season.
The Canucks' projected lineup:
- Brendan Leipsic-Bo Horvat-Jake Virtanen
- Daniel Sedin-Henrik Sedin-Sam Gagner
- Darren Archibald-Brandon Sutter-Jussi Jokinen
- Tyler Motte-Nic Dowd-Nikolay Goldobin
- Alexander Edler-Christopher Tanev
- Michael Del Zotto-Troy Stecher
- Derrick Pouliot-Alex Biega
Anders Nilsson could start in goal Friday after Jacob Markstrom played against the Blackhawks on Thursday.
The healthy scratch could be Reid Boucher. Brock Boeser (back), Loui Eriksson (rib), Markus Granlund (ankle), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Ben Hutton (foot), Sven Baertschi (shoulder) and Brendan Gaunce (foot) are all out.
