Preview: Blues at Coyotes

BLUES AT COYOTES

TEAM SNAPSHOTS

BLUES The St. Louis Blues will look to extend their franchise-best 14-game point streak even further on Saturday night when they meet the Arizona Coyotes.
Since March 28, the Blues are 12-0-2.
"We've put a good series of games together," Blues goalie Jordan Binnington said after a 3-1 win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. The win bested the team's previous record of 13 games, set during the 2014-15 season.
Binnington made 20 saves in the Blues' win against the Sharks to improve to 4-0 with a 1.75 goals-against average and a .944 save-percentage in his last four starts. Robert Thomas (15 games), Pavel Buchnevich (12 games) and Vladimir Tarasenko (eight games) all extended their point streaks.
Thomas has the longest active point streak in the League.
"Our guys have played really well," Blues Head Coach Craig Berube said after Thursday's win - his 154th behind the bench, which moved him ahead of Brian Sutter for third all-time in team history. "I think they're dialed in, winning games in different types of ways. It was a tighter one tonight, but we came through and closed it out at the end."
The Blues played Thursday's game without defenseman Torey Krug, who sustained an upper-body injury in the morning skate. Krug is labeled as day-to-day, and his status for Saturday's game against the Coyotes is currently unknown.

COYOTES The Arizona Coyotes were unable to find the back of the net Friday in a 2-0 loss to the Washington Capitals.
The game was tight, though - the Capitals had just a 1-0 lead in the final minute before John Carlson sealed it with an empty-netter.
The Coyotes have dropped nine straight games (0-8-1) and are last in the League standings with 50 points this season.
HEAD-TO-HEAD Saturday's game will be the Blues' final trip to Gila River Arena in Glendale. The Coyotes are moving to the Multi-Purpose Arena currently under construction on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe beginning next season.
The Blues are 2-1-0 against the Coyotes this season and 4-3-0 in their last seven trips to Gila River Arena.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

BLUES Pavel Buchnevich, who extended his career-best point streak to 12 games on Thursday in San Jose with a goal and an assist. Since his point streak began, Buchnevich has eight goals and 14 assists. He became the third Blue to eclipse 70 points this season.
COYOTES Phil Kessel, who has four assists in his last five games. Kessel ranks third on the club in points this season (48).

BLUE NOTES

The Blues have eight 20-goal scorers this season, the most in the League… The Blues' power play ranks second in the League this season at 26.6 percent. The club is 36-10-5 when scoring at least one power-play goal this season… With his next power-play goal, Tarasenko will tie Al MacInnis for sixth in franchise history with 64… St. Louis native Clayton Keller, who leads the Coyotes with 63 points this season, is out for the year after undergoing surgery for a fractured leg.