Blues look to cool red-hot Canadiens in Montreal

MONTREAL - The Blues will look to snap a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) on Tuesday night when they visit the red-hot Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre.
The action begins at 6:30 p.m. CT. Fans can follow live coverage on FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports GO or on KMOX 1120 AM.

BLUES The Blues are winless in their last three games, but by all accounts liked their team effort in Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild.
"It was a lot better than the last couple games," Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo said. "Not the result we wanted, but a lot of effort was put in tonight… Lots to build off of, but we still have to find a way to win the hockey game."
"We're not happy that we lost the hockey game, but it looked a lot more like it should look like for us," added Blues Head Coach Mike Yeo.
The Blues fired 42 shots on goal Saturday. Patrik Berglund was the only player to beat goalie Devan Dubnyk, scoring his second goal in as many games.
After playing three games in four nights, the Blues took the day off Sunday before holding a team practice on Monday afternoon at Bell Centre.

CANADIENS The Canadiens are coming off of a 10-1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday - their highest goal output since a 10-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche in 2016. Paul Byron had his first career hat trick and Alex Galchenyuk added four assists to give Montreal their fifth consecutive victory.
The Canadiens had lost five straight games before beginning their current five-game winning streak - their longest of the season - which began Nov. 25 with the return of goalie Carey Price from a lower-body injury.
"We're feeling good about (the 10-1 win vs. Detroit) but we can't forget where we were a week ago and where we sat in the standings, and can't get too high on ourselves and start to think maybe we're a little bit better than we are," Byron told NHL.com. "There's a reason why we've had success playing the way we have this week and we can't stray away from that."
THE MATCHUP The Blues have won three straight games against the Canadiens, including a 4-2 win in their last matchup on Feb. 11. Patrik Berglund had
his first career hat trick in that game
. In their last seven trips to Montreal, the Blues are 5-2-0.

HOT VS. MONTREAL

• Berglund has five points in his last three games against the Canadiens (three goals, two assists)
  - Vladimir Tarasenko has a five-game point streak (three goals, three assists)
  - Brayden Schenn has 14 points in 17 career games vs. Montreal (four goals, 10 assists)
  - Paul Stastny has six points in his last seven games against the Habs (three goals, three assists)
  - Jaden Schwartz has five points in his last two games vs. Montreal (two goals, three assists)
  - Jake Allen is 2-0-0 with a 1.94 goals-against average and a .933 save-percentage in his last two starts against the Canadiens.