Blues at Blackhawks preview

BLUES (38-28-5) at BLACKHAWKS (30-34-8)
7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV

Tarasenko, whose 27 goals lead St. Louis, is day to day with an upper-body injury. He was injured in the first period of a 4-3 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Saturday.
The Blues, who will go for their fourth win in five games, are three points behind the Dallas Stars for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
The Blackhawks will look to avoid their third consecutive loss and fifth in six games. They are 16 points behind the Stars.

Players to watch

Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has seven points (three goals, four assists) in his past four games.
Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past eight games after going five straight without one.

They said it

"The season's on the line, really. We've got games in hand, we've got to grab two points every time we can here down the stretch. We know we're going to be [in a] battle right to the bitter end." -- Blues forward Brayden Schenn after scoring in overtime against the Rangers on Saturday
"I don't think we're letting up on each other. I think we're still working. We just need to keep working, finding ways to put complete games together." -- Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews following a 5-3 loss at the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday

Blues projected lineup

Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Oskar Sundqvist
Patrik Berglund -- Kyle Brodziak -- Alexander Steen
Dmitrij Jaskin -- Vladimir Sobotka -- Tage Thompson
Nikita Soshnikov -- Ivan Barbashev -- Chris Thorburn
Carl Gunnarsson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Vince Dunn -- Colton Parayko
Joel Edmundson -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jake Allen
Ville Husso
Scratched:Jordan Schmaltz
Injured:Vladimir Tarasenko (upper body), Carter Hutton (neck), Scottie Upshall (knee)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Brandon Saad -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick Kane
Matthew Highmore -- Nick Schmaltz -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Tomas Jurco -- Artem Anisimov -- Alex DeBrincat
Patrick Sharp -- David Kampf -- John Hayden
Duncan Keith -- Jan Rutta
Erik Gustafsson -- Brent Seabrook
Jordan Oesterle -- Connor Murphy
J-F Berube
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: None
Injured:Corey Crawford (upper body), Anthony Duclair (lower body)

Status report

The Blues and Blackhawks did not have a morning skate. ... Hutton, who hasn't played since March 3, remains day to day. He did not dress Saturday and is uncertain for Sunday.

Stat pack

Schwartz has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past eight games. ... Kane has 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) in his past 14 games after a five-game point drought.