Preview: Blues vs. Canucks

BLUES VS. CANUCKS

TEAM SNAPSHOTS

BLUES Jake Allen made 26 saves to post his first shutout of the season in a 1-0 victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night, moving him past Glenn Hall for third on the Blues' all-time shutout list (17).
Colton Parayko scored the game's only goal in the second period.
The Blues killed six Jets power plays in the game and held them without a shot on their final three man-advantage opportunities. Entering the contest, the Jets had the League's second-best power play at 29.3 percent.
"The sacrifices that we made today, the blocked shots by (Robert) Bortuzzo, the big saves by (Jake Allen) - timely saves, he was outstanding tonight," Blues forward Alexander Steen said after the game.
"We were competing," Blues Head Coach Craig Berube added. "We worked and competed as a team tonight."

CANUCKS The Vancouver Canucks had lost four straight games entering Thursday's matchup with the Western Conference-leading Nashville Predators.
That losing streak is over.
Rookie Elias Pettersson scored on a penalty shot and added an assist, while Jake Virtanen and Bo Horvat each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks in a 5-3 win.
"It's good to finally be rewarded, get some bounces with us," Pettersson told NHL.com. "We played really good today. This is what it's going to take from us to be successful. Hopefully we can build on this."
The Canucks improved to 12-16-3 on the season.
HEAD-TO-HEAD Sunday's game is the first of three meetings between the Blues and Canucks this season. The Blues swept the season series last year, outscoring the Canucks 11-5 overall. The Blues have won five straight against Vancouver and have earned points in nine straight meetings (8-0-1).
In the last 11 matchups, the Blues have killed off 31 of the Canucks' 32 power-play attempts (96.9 percent).
Vladimir Tarasenko has 11 points in his last 11 games against the Canucks (four goals, seven assists). Allen is 6-0-2 with a 2.24 goals-against average and a .913 save-percentage in his last eight starts against Vancouver. He has won five straight games against the Canucks.

BLUE NOTES

Allen is 30-14-6 against Pacific Division teams since the start of the 2014-15 season. His 30 wins rank fourth among all non-Pacific Division goalies in that span… The Blues will play seven games against teams from the Pacific this month… St. Louis ranks second in the League with a 53.4 percent face-off win percentage.