SENATORS (15-21-9) at BLUES (28-18-3) 8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, RDS2, TSN5, NHL.TV
Hutton, who has started eight of the Blues' past 10 games, was pulled in the first period of a 5-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday after he allowed three goals on 12 shots. The Blues, who are 2-3-1 in their past six games, will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. The Senators have lost three straight games and four of their past five (1-4-0), but are 5-3-2 in the second of back-to-back sets.
Players to watch
Senators center Matt Duchene has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his past seven games after getting two points (goal, assist) in his previous 11. Blues right wing Alexander Steen is on a three-game goal streak. He's scored in five of his past seven games after getting four goals in his first 36.
They said it
"I think it's going to be a challenging back to back but we're well aware of where we're at, we're well aware of how we've played to date in back to backs and we've done some really good things." -- Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf "I think we've got to stop beating ourselves. We're not executing plays. I think it's been pretty sloppy out there. If we can just go back, execute plays and go north, do the small things right, we'll be fine. But we've got to get to that point too. When that happens, we can start building momentum." -- Blues center Patrik Berglund
Chlapik was injured in the Senators' 3-1 loss at the Minnesota Wild on Monday. McCormick was recalled from Belleville of the American Hockey League but may not make it to St. Louis because of weather conditions. ... Schwartz skated again Tuesday but will not play. He could be ready to return against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.
Stat pack
The Senators have allowed three or more goals in 10 of their past 11 games. ... Stastny has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past eight games.
