BLUES (23-14-2) at STARS (20-15-3) 8:30 p.m. ET; FW-SW, FS-MW, NHL.TV
Goalie Jake Allen will make his fourth straight start for St. Louis; he has allowed two goals or fewer in seven of his past 11 starts, including a 2-0 win against Dallas on Dec. 7 and a 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Wednesday. Stars center Martin Hanzal (undisclosed) is questionable. He has missed 12 games with various injuries, including a hamstring injury he returned from Dec. 13.
Players to watch
Blues forward Kyle Brodziak has a goal and two assists in his past two games. Stars forward Jamie Benn has four points (two goals, two assists) during a four-game point streak.
They said it
"We have to be better. There are no excuses. It starts with me. We have to make sure we have the right mindset heading into every game. It's not something where we just flip the switch. We have to build back the mentality that we are a hard, attacking, offensive team with the mindset of doing things a certain way." -- Blues coach Mike Yeo "They've been a good team for a long time. Anytime you get to play against the best teams, and a great goalie in Jake, it's fun and you want to get these competitive juices going, and it's a good test for us. And I enjoy playing against the best teams." -- Stars goalie Ben Bishop
Blais and Bouwmeester took part in the morning skate and are getting closer to returning. ... Methot took part in the morning skate and the Stars are hopeful he can return against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.
Stat pack
Schenn has three points (one goal, two assists) in his past eight games after having seven (six goals, one assist) in his previous four. ... Tarasenko has three points (one goal, two assists) in his past eight games after 11 (four goals, seven assists) in his previous 10. ... Allen has a 1.01 goals-against average and .971 save percentage in two games against Dallas this season. ... Seguin has five points (four goals, one assist) in a three-game point streak.
