BLUES The St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to six games on Monday night with a 4-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center.
The winning streak is the longest active streak in the NHL.
"It's crazy what a little bit of winning and confidence can do to a hockey team, and you know, obviously we're feeling it as a group right now," said Brayden Schenn, who scored twice in Monday's win. "We believe in one another coming to the rink. Like I said, we had some success early again this year and now we're just trying to roll with it."
Before the three-day holiday break, the Blues had won 10 of their last 13 games.
JETS The Winnipeg Jets lost a 6-2 decision to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night in their last game before the holiday break. Kyle Connor scored midway through the first period and Patrik Laine scored, too, in the loss.
The Jets rank third in the Central Division with a 21-14-2 record (44 points) but have lost three consecutive home games after winning the previous five at Bell MTS Place. The Jets are 10-8-1 at home this season.
Mark Scheifele leads the Jets in goals (17) and points (39).
HEAD-TO-HEAD The Blues and Jets are meeting for the first of four matchups this season.
The Blues went 1-1-1 against the Jets in the regular season in 2018-19 before winning all four games at Bell MTS Place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
