Preview: Blues at Kings

BLUES AT KINGS

THE NUMBERS

St. Louis Blues: 13-8-2 (28 points), 2nd in West
Los Angles Kings: 9-8-4 (22 points), 6th in West

THE SERIES SO FAR

Jan. 23: Blues 4, Kings 2
Torey Krug scored his first goal as a Blue to open the scoring, and Vince Dunn, David Perron and Jaden Schwartz also scored to lift the Blues to a 4-2 win at Enterprise Center.
Jan. 24: Kings 6, Blues 3
Anze Kopitar had a goal and two assists in a 6-3 win for the Kings at Enterprise Center. It was the Kings first road win of the season. Brayden Schenn scored two goals, Jordan Kyrou had two assists and Ville Husso made 29 saves in his first NHL start.

Feb. 22: Kings 3, Blues 0
Jonathan Quick made 31 saves to record his second shutout in three starts in a 3-0 win against the Blues at Enterprise Center. The victory was Los Angeles' fifth straight. The Blues fell to 1-4-1 in their last six home games and were shutout for the third time this season.
Feb. 24: Kings 2, Blues 1
Oskar Sundqvist ended a Blues' goal-less streak of 139 minutes and 33 seconds when he scored with 1:46 left in regulation, but the Blues still fell 2-1 to the Kings at Enterprise Center. The win was LA's sixth straight, tying them with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the longest win streak of the season at the time.

BLUE NOTES

The Blues have won three straight games on the West Coast trip, which continues Friday with two games against the Kings and one more against the San Jose Sharks on Monday… The Blues have won four of their last five games in LA, outscoring the Kings 21-8 in that stretch… David Perron leads the Blues with 26 points in 41 career games against the Kings… Zach Sanford has six points (four goals, two assists) in a three-game point streak… The Blues have lost 101 man games to injury this season.