Kings at Blues preview

KINGS (9-1-1) at BLUES (9-2-1)
8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, FS-W, NHL.TV

The Blues are the League's only unbeaten team at home (4-0-0) and have points in five straight games (4-0-1).

Players to watch

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty will play his 700th NHL game. Doughty has 370 points (95 goals, 275 assists) in 10 seasons, including eight points (three goals, eight assists) in 11 games this season.
Blues center Brayden Schenn has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in 12 games this season. He was selected by the Kings with the No. 5 pick of the 2009 NHL Draft and played nine games for them before he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on June 23, 2011.

They said it

"I've watched St. Louis since the start of the year. They've had a lot of injuries and their biggest focus has been on their team game. I think because of that they've been able to absorb a lot of injuries and still have a lot of success. I think their team game is very good."-- Kings coach John Stevens
"It's going to be a fun game. It's another team that's going. Their top guys are going really well right now. [Anze] Kopitar looks really good, Doughty looks really good and their supporting cast, I'd say everybody is on top of their game." -- Blues coach Mike Yeo

Kings projected lineup

Alex Iafallo -- Anze Kopitar -- Dustin Brown
Tanner Pearson -- Adrian Kempe -- Tyler Toffoli
Michael Cammalleri --
Brooks Laich
-- Trevor Lewis
Andy Andreoff --
Michael Amadio
-- Nic Dowd
Derek Forbort -- Drew Doughty
Jake Muzzin -- Alec Martinez
Kurtis MacDermid
-- Christian Folin
Jonathan Quick
Darcy Kuemper
Scratched:Oscar Fantenberg, Nicholas Shore
Injured:Marian Gaborik (knee), Kyle Clifford (upper body), Jeff Carter (lower body)

Blues projected lineup

Vladimir Sobotka -- Paul Stastny -- Alexander Steen
Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Magnus Paajarvi -- Oskar Sundqvist --
Beau Bennett
Scottie Upshall -- Kyle Brodziak -- Dmitrij Jaskin
Carl Gunnarsson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Joel Edmundson -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jake Allen
Carter Hutton
Scratched:Nate Prosser, Chris Thorburn, Ville Husso](https://www.nhl.com/player/ville-husso-8478024?season=20172018)
Injured:Jay Bouwmeester (ankle), Patrik Berglund (shoulder) and Zach Sanford (shoulder)

Status report

Shore, who has missed the past two games because of an undisclosed injury, took part in the morning skate but will not play. ... Berglund and Bouwmeester have started skating.

Stat pack

Quick leads NHL goalies with a .946 save percentage but is 8-10-3 with a 2.23 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in 21 games against the Blues. Kopitar has 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) in 39 games against the Blues. ... Stastny has 32 points (12 goals, 20 assists) in 36 games against the Kings.