Blues at Stars preview

BLUES (32-22-5) at STARS (29-25-5)
8:30 p.m. ET; FS-SW, FS-MW, NHL.TV

Goalie Jordan Binnington can become the fifth rookie goalie in NHL history with a winning streak of at least 10 games, joining Ross Brooks of the Boston Bruins (12 games, 1973-74), George Hainsworth of the Montreal Canadiens (11, 1926-27), Rogie Vachon of the Canadiens (10, 1967-68) and Bill Durnan of the Canadiens (10, 1943-44). Binnington has a 1.32 goals-against average, .947 save percentage and three shutouts in his past nine starts.
The Blues, who have outscored opponents 43-16 in their 11 consecutive wins and haven't trailed in 493:42 since Feb. 5, are in third place in the Central Division, six points behind the Nashville Predators.
Forward Brayden Schenn, who sustained an upper-body injury in a 3-2 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, will not play.
The Stars, who hope to end a three-game losing streak, hold the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference, two points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks. Dallas has been outscored 14-3 and shut out twice in the three losses.

Players to watch

Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko has 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists) in his past 13 games.
Stars goalie Anton Khudobin, who will make his seventh straight start, is 1-4-1 with a 3.27 GAA, .904 save percentage and one shutout in his past six starts.

They said it

"I don't think I've been on a team that's won this many games in a row, but you know that things kind of, can go the other way pretty quick." -- Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester
"I feel good mentally and physically. I'm healthy. I'm energized. Everything's good." -- Stars goalie Anton Khudobin

Blues projected lineup

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

Stars projected lineup

Jamie Benn -- Radek Faksa -- Blake Comeau
Roope Hintz -- Tyler Seguin -- Alexander Radulov
Mattias Janmark -- Jason Dickinson -- Jason Spezza
Andrew Cogliano -- Joel L'Esperance -- Brett Ritchie
Esa Lindell -- John Klingberg
Miro Heiskanen -- Roman Polak
Jamie Oleksiak -- Taylor Fedun
Anton Khudobin
Ben Bishop
Injured: Stephen Johns (upper body), Marc Methot (lower body), Martin Hanzal (back), Tyler Pitlick (upper body)
Scratched: Connor Carrick, Julius Honka, Valeri Nichushkin

Status report

Comeau returns after missing three games with an upper-body injury. … Bishop, who hasn't played since Feb. 4 because of an upper-body injury, will dress as the backup Thursday and is expected to start against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

Stat pack

O'Reilly, who scored the winning goal on Tuesday, has 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in his past 16 games. … Seguin has 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in his past nine games.