Tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET, the St. Louis Blues (31-7-5, 67 points) and Vancouver Canucks (23-13-9, 55 points) faceoff live from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver for the second of three meetings against each other this season. The game can be live streamed here. St. Louis fans can hear all of the hard-hitting action on KMOX 1120 while Vancouver fans can do the same on TEAM 1040.
These teams are on opposite streaks as St. Louis has won seven straight games while Vancouver has lost five in a row. When these teams first met, the Canucks defeated the Blues 3-2 in overtime on Oct. 25.
The Blues notched their seventh consecutive victory with a 5-0 dominating triumph over the Calgary Flames on Thursday and are holding down first place in the Central Division while being equal with the Chicago Blackhawks in points.
"It's nice to string a couple together here," captain David Backes said per NHL.com. "It seems like you have to stay paced with some of these other teams in the West. It's a good feeling in here. We have different guys stepping up and different guys picking each other up when they falter. It's a good recipe."
Backes is third on the team with 33 points off of 17 goals and 16 assists while T.J. Oshie is second with 37 points off of eight tallies and 29 helpers and Alexander Steen leads the team with 38 points while lighting the lamp 24 times and adding 14 assists, despite still being out with a concussion.
After trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0 on Tuesday, the Canucks scored four unanswered goals but still couldn't put them away, falling 5-4 in the shootout.
"Once we get that lead, we need to keep playing offensively and on our toes and not sitting back trying to protect it," defenseman Dan Hamhuis said after practice Thursday, according to NHL.com.
The Sedin twins have paced the Canucks as Henrik Sedin has nine goals and 30 assists for 39 points and Daniel Sedin has 13 markers and 25 helpers for 38 points and five points in his last five games while Ryan Kesler has lit the lamp 17 times and added 12 assists for 29 points.
Brian Elliot may get the start between the pipes for St. Louis and has won his last seven games in a row while posting a 13-1-2 record with a 1.86 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage while Roberto Luongo (ankle) is sidelined meaning Eddie Lack is likely to get the start for Vancouver. Lack is 7-3-3 with a 2.27 GAA and a .920 save percentage this season.
The Blues look to win their eighth straight game while the Canucks hope to avoid dropping their sixth contest in a row when the puck drops tonight at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
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