Islanders at Blues preview

ISLANDERS (8-6-2) at BLUES (13-3-1)
8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, MSG+2, NHL.TV

St. Louis, 9-1-1 in its past 11 games, has never won 14 of its first 18. A win would give the Blues 29 points, matching the total of the 2013-14 team (13-2-3)
The Islanders are playing their third set of back-to-back games this season; they lost 5-0 at the Dallas Stars on Friday and were outshot 29-14. New York is 0-1-1 in its past two games.

Players to watch

Islanders center John Tavares has been held without a point in back-to-back games after getting 15 points (10 goals, five assists) in the previous seven.
Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko has at least a point in 13 of 17 games this season, including six points (two goals, four assists) during a three-game point streak.

They said it

"Maybe some heart would be nice to see, some work ethic, maybe following a game plan and maybe some consistency as far as getting pucks in. I don't know, take your pick." -- Islanders coach Doug Weight on MSG Network after the 5-0 loss to the Stars
"I saw the score, so I assume no one's going to be happy after a game like that. We're going to have to expect a big effort. They're going to work hard tonight. They're not going to want to have that type of performance again, so we're going to get the best of them." -- Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo on the Islanders

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- John Tavares -- Josh Bailey
Brock Nelson -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
Andrew Ladd -- Alan Quine -- Joshua Ho-Sang
Jason Chimera -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Calvin de Haan -- Scott Mayfield
Thomas Hickey -- Ryan Pulock
Thomas Greiss
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched:Dennis Seidenberg
Injured:Nikolay Kulemin (wrist), Adam Pelech (upper body), Anthony Beauvillier (lower body)

Blues projected lineup

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

Status report

The Islanders, who did not hold a morning skate, recalled Ho-Sang from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League on Saturday. Beauvillier left the game Friday after blocking two shots with his right foot during the same shift in the third period. Greiss is expected to play after Halak made 24 saves Friday. ... The Blues will go with the same lineup for the fourth straight game.

Stat pack

Bailey has 16 points (two goals, 14 assists) in his past 11 games. ... Schenn has a three-game point streak (one goal, seven assists).