Tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET, the St. Louis Blues (39-12-6, 84 points) and Vancouver Canucks (27-24-9, 63 points) hit the ice at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver for the third and final meeting against each other this season. The game can be live streamed here. St. Louis fans can hear all of the action on KMOX 1120 while Vancouver fans can do the same on TEAM 1040.
Both teams return from the Olympic Break in different positions. St. Louis is leading the Central Division and looking to challenge for the President's Trophy while Vancouver is on the outside looking in on the top eight. The Canucks aim for the season sweep of the Blues after winning 3-2 in overtime in St. Louis on Oct. 25 and then compiling a 2-1 victory in Vancouver on Jan. 10.
The Blues may rest some key guys during their three-game road trip after seven Blues players competed in six games in the Sochi Olympic Games.
"It's going to be really interesting to see all of these guys coming back that played in some of the important games over there, how quickly they can mentally turn that off and get refocused for some real important hockey," said Blues associate coach Brad Shaw, who ran practice while coach Ken Hitchcock was an assistant coach for team Canada, according to NHL.com.
The Canucks received some good news when it was determined that they will open their three-game homestand with the return of captain Henrik Sedin while there's also bad news as Ryan Kesler (hand) is out Wednesday.
"He's one guy you notice more than others because he contributes in so many areas of our team," forward Christopher Higgins told the Vancouver Province about Kesler. "He plays hard minutes. He would be a tough guy to replace."
Kesler (20-18-38) is third on the team in scoring while Henrik is tied with his twin brother Daniel Sedin for the team lead in points with 40. Henrik has nine goals and 31 assists while Daniel has 13 markers and 27 helpers.
Alexander Steen and T.J. Oshie each pace the Blues with 46 points. Steen has found the back of the net 28 times while adding 18 assists, while Oshie has 14 markers and 32 helpers. David Backes is tied for third on the team with 42 points by lighting the lamp 20 times and adding 22 assists.
The Blues and Canucks return from the Olympic Break when the puck drops tonight at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
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