Coyotes at Blues preview

COYOTES (10-28-9) at BLUES (28-17-3)
8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, FS-A, NHL.TV

Hutton is 5-0-1 in his past six starts with a 1.78 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage. He has allowed one goal in each of the Blues' past two games, a 2-1 overtime win at the Toronto Maple Leafs and a 4-1 victory at the Ottawa Senators.
The Coyotes have lost five in a row (0-1-4), the last two in shootouts..

Players to watch

Coyotes center Derek Stepan has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past 10 games.
Blues center Paul Stastny has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past three games and nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past seven.

They said it

"We've been playing some pretty good hockey. Just a mistake here or there will cost us, but at least we're getting points out of those games." -- Coyotes forward Brendan Perlini
"Right now, Mike [Yeo] is making the decision to go with me, but no matter who goes over the boards, Jake [Allen's] ready to go, I'm ready to go, we're professionals, and I think we show that every day." -- Blues goaltender Carter Hutton

Coyotes projected lineup

Brendan Perlini -- Derek Stepan -- Richard Panik
Tobias Rieder -- Max Domi -- Christian Fischer
Clayton Keller -- Christian Dvorak -- Nick Cousins
Zac Rinaldo -- Brad Richardson -- Jordan Martinook
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Jason Demers
Jakob Chychrun -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Alex Goligoski -- Luke Schenn
Antti Raanta
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: * Freddie Hamilton, Josh Archibald, Kevin Connauton
Injured:* None

Blues projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Paul Stastny -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Dmitrij Jaskin -- Brayden Schenn -- Alexander Steen
Vladimir Sobotka -- Patrik Berglund -- Tage Thompson
Magnus Paajarvi -- Kyle Brodziak -- Chris Thorburn
Joel Edmundson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Carter Hutton
Jake Allen
Scratched:Carl Gunnarsson, Scottie Upshall, Oskar Sundqvist
Injured:Jaden Schwartz (ankle), Zach Sanford (shoulder)

Status report

Chychrun came off the ice early Saturday and was sent to the hotel to rest after missing Thursday due to illness; he is expected to play, with Connauton a healthy scratch. Rinaldo is expected to replace Archibald. ... Bouwmeester missed the morning skate but is expected to play. Schwartz took part in the morning skate for the first time since he injured his right ankle Dec. 9; coach Mike Yeo said he continues to make progress but is not ready to return.

Stat pack

Keller has two assists in his past six games after getting nine points (three goals, six assists) in his previous eight. ... A win would be the 1,800th for the Blues since entering the NHL in 1967. Tarasenko has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past five games.