Rangers at Blues preview

RANGERS (16-14-7) at BLUES (15-17-4)
7 p.m. ET; ESPN+, FS-MW, MSG, NHL.TV

The 29-year-old defenseman missed seven games with a separated left shoulder sustained against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec. 10.
It will be Shattenkirk's first game in St. Louis since he was traded from the Blues to the Washington Capitals for Zach Sanford, Brad Malone, a first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft and a conditional second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft on Feb. 27, 2017.
Goalie Henrik Lundqvist starts for the Rangers. He's three wins from tying Terry Sawchuk (445) for sixth place on the NHL all-time list.
Blues forward Robby Fabbri is back after missing 11 games, 10 with a separated shoulder sustained against the Arizona Coyotes on Dec. 1. He was scratched in a 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

Players to watch

Rangers forward Kevin Hayes has 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) during a nine-game point streak
Blues forward David Perron has five points (two goals, three assists) during a three-game point streak.

They said it

"You look at our record, you think that we've been playing bad a lot of games, but I think the last few games we've been playing a lot better." -- Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist on New York winning three of its past 12 games (3-4-5)
"I'm just coming in, play the way I know how to play, play tenacious on the puck and bring some energy."-- Blues forward Robby Fabbri

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Jesper Fast
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Kevin Hayes -- Mats Zuccarello
Boo Nieves -- Brett Howden -- Pavel Buchnevich
Cody McLeod -- Ryan Strome -- Jimmy Vesey
Marc Staal -- Neal Pionk
Brady Skjei -- Adam McQuaid
Tony DeAngelo -- Kevin Shattenkirk
Henrik Lundqvist
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Filip Chytil, Brendan Smith, Fredrik Claesson
Injured:None

Blues projected lineup

Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Alexander Steen -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Pat Maroon -- Tyler Bozak -- Robert Thomas
Robby Fabbri -- Ivan Barbashev -- Oskar Sundqvist
Jay Bouwmeester -- Alex Pietrangelo
Joel Edmundson -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jake Allen
Evan Fitzpatrick
Scratched:Jordan Schmaltz, Chris Butler, Jordan Nolan
Injured:Carl Gunnarsson (hand)

Status report

Smith is expected to be a healthy scratch with Shattenkirk back. ... Fabbri will replace Nolan.

Stat pack

Zibanejad has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in nine games against the Blues. ... The Rangers have allowed at least four goals in eight of their past 11 games. ... Kreider has seven points (five goals, two assists) during a four-game point streak. ... The Blues have won five of their past eight games. ... Tarasenko has scored two goals in his past 12 games.