BLUES (41-28-5) at BLUE JACKETS (42-28-5) 7 p.m. ET; FS-O, FS-MW, NHL.TV
Columbus is in third place in the Metropolitan Division, one point behind the Pittsburgh Penguins and three behind the Washington Capitals. Their 10-game winning streak is tied for the longest this season with the Nashville Predators (Feb. 19-March 8) and Colorado Avalanche (Dec. 29-Jan. 22). St. Louis is going for its fifth straight win, which would be a season-high. The Blues, 7-2-1 in their past 10 games are one point behind the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. The Blues will be without defenseman Carl Gunnarsson for the rest of the season; he tore his ACL in his left knee in a 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.
Players to watch
Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in his past seven games. Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is 7-0-0 with a 1.86 goals-against average and .940 save percentage during the winning streak.
They said it
"They're going to be there waiting for us. We're going to be short-manned. With the travel and back-to-back games, those are fun challenges to face." -- Blues coach Mike Yeo "Obviously it's been a (poor) year for me. But right now, it's just about this team winning games and getting into the playoffs." -- Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky
Dubinsky will replace Sedlak after being a healthy scratch the past two games. Dubinsky has 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in 55 games. ... Jones (upper body), who returned Thursday against the Florida Panthers after missing three games, is a game-time decision. If he is out, he will be replaced by Johnson. ... Schmaltz will replace Gunnarsson.
Stat pack
Schwartz has five points (two goals, three assists) during a four-game point streak. ... The Blue Jackets can set a team record with their ninth straight home win. They won eight straight from Nov. 29, 2016, to Jan. 3, 2017.
