Ducks at Blues preview

DUCKS (3-1-1) at BLUES (1-1-2)
7 p.m. ET; FS-MW, PRIME, NHL.TV

Jake Allen played the first four games for the Blues. He made an NHL career-high 46 saves in a 4-3 overtime loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
The Ducks have lost two straight games after opening the season with three consecutive wins. Anaheim led 3-0 in the second period before losing 5-3 at the Dallas Stars on Saturday.
Goalie Ryan Miller could start for Anaheim after playing the third period for starter John Gibson, who made 40 saves on 44 shots.

Players to watch

Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm has four points (one goal, three assists) in a three-game point streak.
Blues forward David Perron has four goals in his past two games.

They said it

"The biggest challenge our team will have is responding tomorrow night against another good team in a tough building to play. It has its pros and cons. You have a chance to get right back at it. You don't have to dwell on it too much. But short recovery and quick turnaround makes it challenging." -- Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler
"I am excited. I put a lot of work in the summer time. It's going to be nice to get out there with the whole group this time. The preseason, no one really plays everybody, so it'll be kind of nice to get everybody and get things rolling, get things started with my season." -- Blues goalie Chad Johnson on making his first start for St. Louis

Ducks projected lineup

Max Comtois -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Rickard Rakell
Ben Street -- Sam Steel -- Kiefer Sherwood
Isac Lundestrom -- Troy Terry -- Brian Gibbons
Cam Fowler -- Brandon Montour
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Marcus Pettersson -- Luke Schenn
Ryan Miller
John Gibson
Scratched:Andrej Sustr
Injured:Ryan Getzlaf (groin), Patrick Eaves (shoulder), Carter Rowney (upper body)

Blues projected lineup

Pat Maroon -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Sammy Blais -- Brayden Schenn -- David Perron
Alexander Steen -- Tyler Bozak -- Jordan Kyrou
Ivan Barbashev -- Robert Thomas -- Chris Thorburn
Joel Edmundson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Colton Parayko
Robert Bortuzzo -- Jordan Schmaltz
Chad Johnson
Jake Allen
Scratched:Vince Dunn, Jakub Jerabek
Injured:Jaden Schwartz (lower body), Robby Fabbri (groin), Carl Gunnarsson (knee, hip), Nikita Soshnikov (concussion), Oskar Sundqvist (concussion)

Status report

Neither team had a morning skate. ... Rowney played 1:24 early in the first period Saturday and missed the rest of the game with an upper-body injury. ... Blues coach Mike Yeo said Saturday that Schwartz is doubtful to questionable. ... Dunn could play after being a healthy scratch the past two games.

Stat pack

Silfverberg has six points (two goals, four assists) in five games. ... Schenn has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past two games. ... Bouwmeester needs one point for 400 in the NHL.