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[March 13, 2017]
The St. Louis Blues are
streaking at just the right time, and they hope to continue their
run when they begin a five-game road trip Monday against the Los
Angeles Kings. St. Louis has bounced back from a five-game slide
with four straight victories, which has moved it within two points
of Nashville for third place in the Central Division and three ahead
of Los Angeles for the second wild card in the Western Conference.
Each of the Blues' last three triumphs have been by one goal,
including a 4-3 home victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday
in which they withstood a third-period comeback attempt. Vladimir
Tarasenko also is heating up, as he enters Monday with a three-game
goal-scoring streak (four tallies) and trails Pittsburgh's Sidney
Crosby (34) by two for the league lead. The Kings are continuing a
seven-game homestand during which they have gone 3-1-0. Captain Anze
Kopitar has ramped up his offensive game of late, registering a goal
in three of his last four contests and seven points in as many
matches.
TV: 10 p.m. ET, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, FSN Midwest (St.
Louis), FSN West (Los Angeles)
ABOUT THE BLUES (35-27-5): St. Louis hopes to have Paul Stastny back
in the lineup after the veteran center missed Saturday's contest
with an illness. The 31-year-old has recorded four points over his
last five games and is two tallies shy of the seventh 20-goal season
of his career and first since 2013-14. Jaden Schwartz is riding a
four-game assist streak but is mired in a 10-game goal-scoring
drought.
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ABOUT THE KINGS (33-28-6): Ben Bishop remains in search of his first
victory with Los Angeles, as he has gone 0-1-1 in two starts since
being obtained from Tampa Bay. Recently acquired veteran Jarome
Iginla has scored two goals in four games since coming over from
Colorado and is four shy of tying Joe Sakic (625) for 15th place in
NHL history. Defenseman Drew Doughty will appear in his 674th career
game Monday, moving him past Mike Murphy for sole possession of
ninth place on the franchise list.
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OVERTIME
1. Kings LW Tanner Pearson is tied for second on the team with a
career-high 40 points and needs one to reach 100 in the NHL.
2. With D Kevin Shattenkirk now with Washington, there is a
three-way tie on St. Louis for the team lead in assists (29) between
Tarasenko, Schwartz and LW Alex Steen.
3. Los Angeles RW Dustin Brown has gone six games without a point,
keeping him two shy of 500 for his career.
PREDICTION: Blues 4, Kings 2
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