Panthers at Blues preview

PANTHERS (17-18-6) at BLUES (26-16-3)
8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, FS-F, NHL.TV

Allen is 1-7-0 his past eight starts with a 3.00 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage. He allowed five goals on 38 shots in a 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Carter Hutton, who has started four of the past six games, is 3-0-1 with a .924 save percentage in that stretch.
St. Louis will try for their fourth straight home win.
The Panthers are looking for their first win on a four-game road trip; they are 0-2-1 following a five-game winning streak.

Players to watch

Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau has eight points (six goals, two assists) in his past seven games.
Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past six games.

They said it

"There's been some good things and some not-so-good things. ... I expect a better second half than the first half. There's a lot of good things going on behind the scenes here." -- Panthers coach Bob Boughner
"It was a pretty easy decision. [Hutton] has deserved some games here. He's done a phenomenal job for us. We would expect him to continue to do that. We've been looking for an opportunity to get Jake back in the lineup too. I was disappointed with the game we played in front of Jake in Philadelphia. That was not on him at all. I would like to see us play a real strong game here tonight. I'm confident Jake is going to have a good game tonight." -- Blues coach Mike Yeo

Panthers projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Aleksander Barkov -- Evgenii Dadonov
Connor Brickley -- Vincent Trocheck -- Denis Malgin
Colton Sceviour -- Jared McCann -- Nick Bjugstad
Micheal Haley -- Derek MacKenzie -- Maxim Mamin
Keith Yandle -- Aaron Ekblad
Mike Matheson -- Mark Pysyk
Ian McCoshen -- Alexander Petrovic
James Reimer
Harri Sateri
Scratched:Jamie McGinn, MacKenzie Weegar, Radim Vrbata (illness)
Injured:Roberto Luongo (lower body)

Blues projected lineup

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

Status report

The Panthers did not hold a morning skate. ... Sundqvist will enter the lineup for the first time in seven games and replace Thorburn. ... Dunn (illness) was activated off injured reserve on Monday but will not play. ... Vrbata has missed the past five games. ... Reimer is expected to make his 15th straight start.

Stat pack

The Panthers have scored two or fewer goals in four straight games and nine of the past 12. ... The Blues have scored three or fewer goals in 15 straight games.