BLUES: The Blues have been one of the hottest teams in the League, picking up 15 of a possible 16 points in their most recent stretch of games. St. Louis' last regulation loss came Oct. 26 in Boston and is one of just three for the Blues so far this season. However their most recent contest - Tuesday vs. Arizona - saw them twice lose a one-goal lead before falling in the shootout.
"We just need to get some more pucks to the net," said Oskar Sundqvist. "That's what hockey's about and we didn't do that tonight enough."
Jaden Schwartz and Colton Parayko scored for the Blues in regulation, while Jordan Binnington made 20 saves in net.
BLUE JACKETS: The Blue Jackets lost in a shootout to the Canadiens on Tuesday in Montreal, dropping to 1-5-2 in their last eight games and 6-8-4 overall. Zach Werenski and Eric Robinson scored for Columbus.
"We developed over 20 scoring chances in the game and we didn't finish," coach John Tortorella told NHL.com. "We have the game in hand, just can't get it done at the end. It's just the way it's going."
HEAD-TO-HEAD: The Blues and Blue Jackets met just two weeks ago on Nov. 1, with the Blues earning a 4-3 win in overtime. David Perron scored the game-winner just eight seconds into extra time, the fastest goal to begin an overtime period in franchise history.
The Blues are 6-2-0 in their last eight games vs. Columbus and have won back-to-back games against the Blue Jackets.
