Blues at Coyotes preview

BLUES (9-12-3) at COYOTES (11-11-2)
8 p.m. ET; FS-A, FS-MW, NHL.TV

The forward, acquired in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks for forwards Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini on Sunday, had a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. The Coyotes are 2-0 since trading for Schmaltz, the younger brother of Blues defenseman Jordan Schmaltz.
The Blues will play the second half of a back to back after a 3-2 overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. It was the Blues' first victory in a one-goal game this season. Blues forward Alexander Steen (head) and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo (hand) left the game with injuries.
Adin Hill will make his second consecutive start in goal for the Coyotes. He made 29 saves against Nashville for his first NHL shutout, and in his first start of the season for Arizona.

Players to watch

Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past four games. He has 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in 25 games against the Coyotes.
Coyotes forward Clayton Keller has two goals in three games after going 11 games without a goal. Keller, a St. Louis native, has four assists in five games against the Blues.

They said it

"It's hard to lose guys, so now we need to play not only for ourselves but the guys with injuries, too. I think everybody is getting sick of losing, nobody likes it and we're trying to turn it the other way." -- Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko
"They're a hard-working team, like us. Up and down the lineup, they've got guys who can score goals. Pretty much all their guys work hard every shift. It's going to be a battle, we'd just like to come out flying and play our game." -- Coyotes forward Vinnie Hinostroza on the Blues

Blues projected lineup

Zach Sanford -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Robby Fabbri -- Brayden Schenn -- Robert Thomas
David Perron -- Tyler Bozak -- Pat Maroon
Sammy Blais -- Ivan Barbashev -- Oskar Sundqvist
Joel Edmundson -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Jordan Schmaltz
Jake Allen
Chad Johnson
Scratched: Carl Gunnarsson
Injured: Jaden Schwartz (upper body), Alexander Steen (head), Alex Pietrangelo (hand)

Coyotes projected lineup

Alex Galchenyuk -- Nick Schmaltz -- Clayton Keller
Richard Panik -- Derek Stepan -- Christian Fischer
Michael Grabner -- Brad Richardson -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Lawson Crouse -- Nick Cousins -- Josh Archibald
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Kevin Connauton
Jakob Chychrun -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Alex Goligoski -- Jordan Oesterle
Adin Hill
Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Mario Kempe, Ilya Lyubushkin
Injured: Jason Demers (lower body), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Darcy Kuemper (lower body), Antti Raanta (lower body)

Status report

Raanta could return Tuesday when the Coyotes play at the Los Angeles Kings. … Steen and Pietrangelo were injured Friday and were being examined Saturday.

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Stat pack

Allen is 7-1-1 with a 1.33 goals-against average and two shutouts in nine games against the Coyotes. … Arizona was 2-0-1 against St. Louis in 2017-18. … Ekman-Larsson needs one assist for 200 in his career. … The Coyotes are 1-4-1 in their past six home games. … Tarasenko has three goals and one assist during a four-game point streak. … Perron has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past three games.