Preview: Blues vs. Jets

BLUES VS. JETS

HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER

Blues players will wear lavender jerseys during warm-ups, which will be autographed and auctioned online at blues.givesmart.com to benefit Hockey Fights Cancer charities. In addition, fans can fill out an "I Fight For..." card at the game and purchase special Hockey Fights Cancer pucks outside Portal 15. Fans are also encouraged to arrive early to participate in a special pregame ceremony to honor those who are battling or have battled cancer. Learn more about the team's Hockey Fights Cancer initiatives at stlouisblues.com/HFC.

TEAM SNAPSHOTS

BLUES The Blues got goals from six different players to hand the League-leading Nashville Predators a decisive 6-2 loss at Enterprise Center on Friday night.
Pat Maroon and Brayden Schenn dropped the gloves in the opening minutes, providing the energy for a Blues win that seemed destined from the opening period.
"I think it is a statement for us," Ryan O'Reilly said after the win. "When we show up this way, we can beat a really good hockey team."
The win was Craig Berube's first behind the Blues bench.
JETS Winnipeg dropped a 4-2 decision to the Minnesota Wild on Friday night at Xcel Energy Center. Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers scored to give the Jets a 2-0 lead, but Minnesota scored four unanswered goals in the third period to earn the victory.
It was the Jets third loss in the last four games.
"We kind of let the game get away from us," Jets forward Adam Lowry told NHL.com. "They got a couple of good bounces and that's the difference tonight... we weren't ourselves in the third."
"The sky isn't falling," Jets captain Blake Wheeler said. "On the road, there's going to be some momentum changes. They're probably going to score a goal, more than likely, and we've got to face that adversity and do a little better with that."
THE MATCHUP Saturday's game will be the third meeting between the Blues and Jets this season. Winnipeg has won both contests thus far, most recently with a 5-4 overtime win at Bell MTS Place on Oct. 22.
Since the Jets relocated to Winnipeg, the Blues are 6-5-2 in home games against the Jets.

THEY SAID IT

Craig Berube
after first win as the head coach of the Blues
"I'm obviously happy to get a win... (There was) nothing I told them tongiht. it's just about being ready. We know it's going to be a hard game. Just played them the other night. It was a tough game and a physical game. It might have carried over."
Pat Maroon
on Blues' performance in 6-2 win Friday vs. Nashville
"We should be this team the way we played tonight. This is what we should do every single night. There's no reason why we couldn't do that every night, controlling the puck, playing good defensively, closing hard, physical, going to the net, being a frustrating team to play against."

BLUE NOTES

Brayden Schenn is expected to play in his 100th game as a Blue... The Blues are 25-8-2 in the last 35 games on the second night of back-to-back games... Ryan O'Reilly has points in three straight games against the Jets (two goals, five assists)... In his last five starts, Jake Allen has stopped 131 of the 139 shots he's faced for a 1.63 goals-against average and a .942 save-percentage.