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BLUES (21-22-5) at DUCKS (21-20-9)
10 p.m. ET; FS-W, FS-MW, NHL.TV

The Ducks are two losses shy of the longest home skid in their history (Jan. 10-Feb. 9, 2001) and 2-1-0 following a 12-game losing streak (0-8-4).
The Blues have lost three in a row on the road (0-2-1).

Players to watch

Blues center Ryan O'Reilly heads into his 700th NHL game with seven points (two goals, five assists) in a five-game point streak.
Ducks goalie John Gibson is 2-1-1 with a 2.22 goals-against average, .929 save percentage and one shutout in his past four starts.

They said it

"It's tough to do every night, but it's what the best teams do. We can be one of those teams and we need a response in Anaheim." -- Blues center Ryan O'Reilly after blowing a 2-0 lead against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday
"The group is headed in the right direction. We need to start scoring goals and winning games." -- Ducks defenseman Josh Manson

Blues projected lineup
Ducks projected lineup
Status report

Bozak and Sanford were activated from injured reserve and the Blues assigned forwards Jordan Kyrou and Jordan Nolan to San Antonio of the American Hockey League. … Perron did not accompany the Blues on the five-game trip. … Del Zotto will make his Ducks debut. He was acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 17.

Stat pack

Tarasenko has eight points (four goals, four assists) in his past 11 games against the Ducks. ... Anaheim is 11-1-1 against St. Louis since Jan. 7, 2010.