Blues at Coyotes preview

BLUES (28-22-5) at COYOTES (25-26-5)
9 p.m. ET; FS-A, FS-MW, NHL.TV

The Blues are 11-2-1 in their past 14 games. Jordan Binnington is 6-0-0 with a 1.65 goals-against average in his past six starts; it's the longest winning streak by a Blues rookie goalie since Brent Johnson twice won seven straight during the 2000-01 season.
The Coyotes won their past two games after losing a season-high five in a row (0-4-1). Goalie Darcy Kuemper is 4-0-1 in his past five starts.
The Coyotes have won their past three games against the Blues, including 6-1 at home on Dec. 1, after losing 12 in a row to St. Louis.

Players to watch

Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly has 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in his past 12 games and 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) in his past 14 games against the Coyotes.
Coyotes forward Alex Galchenyuk has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past two games and four goals in his past five games.

They said it

"Things are going OK, so why change it? There's really no reason to. It keeps everybody going. The unfortunate side of it is some guys don't get into the lineup, but there will be a time and a place (for them)." -- Blues coach Craig Berube on not changing his lineup
"There's no quit in this team. Honestly, it's unbelievable with all the injuries and all the adversity that's been thrown at us. There's a no-quit mentality."-- Coyotes forward Nick Cousins

Blues projected lineup

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

Coyotes projected lineup

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

Status report

Perron isn't with the Blues on their three-game road trip that begins Thursday. Gunnarsson is on the trip and is day to day. … Richardson (upper body) is expected to play for the first time since Jan. 10. … Dvorak likely will begin a rehabilitation assignment with Tucson of the American Hockey League in the near future. … Demers, who hasn't played since Nov. 15, probably won't return until early March.

Stat pack

St. Louis has outscored its opponents 29-14 during the winning streak, with 23 of their goals scored at even strength. … Tarasenko has 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) during an NHL career-best nine-game point streak. … Steen has gone 23 games without a goal. … Schenn has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in his past seven games. … Oesterle has an NHL career-long five-game point streak (two goals, four assists). … Cousins has one goal and four assists) during a three-game point streak.