Blues at Islanders preview

BLUES (20-20-4) at ISLANDERS (25-15-4)
7 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-MW, NHL.TV

Perron scored a goal in St. Louis' 4-1 win at the Washington Capitals on Monday, extending his point streak to 11 games, the longest active run in the NHL. The win was the season-best third in a row for the Blues, who've allowed one goal in each of the three victories.
The Islanders, 8-2-0 in their past 10, will play the third of a four-game homestand. They hold the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference and trail the Pittsburgh Penguins by two points for third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Players to watch

Blues rookie goalie Jordan Binnington was named the NHL's Second Star for the week ending Jan. 13 after he went 3-0-0 with a 0.67 goals-against average, a .974 save percentage and one shutout.
Islanders rookie Devon Toews has played 10 NHL games since being called up from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League but is already tied for the team lead among defensemen with three goals.

They said it

"We're just taking it one at a time. Every game's different and we've got to have our staples of working hard and showing up the right way, and we have been. It's giving us a chance to win." -- Blues center Ryan O'Reilly
"They're a team that three weeks ago everyone said was out of it and they're going to blow it up. Now all of a sudden they're four points out with a bunch of games in hand. They've been playing really good hockey; they probably should have beat us in their building. I expect a pretty tough game tonight." -- Islanders forward Matt Martin

Blues projected lineup

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

Islanders projected lineup

Anders Lee -- Brock Nelson -- Jordan Eberle
Anthony Beauvillier -- Mathew Barzal -- Josh Bailey
Michael Dal Colle
-- Valtteri Filppula -- Leo Komarov
Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
Devon Toews -- Scott Mayfield
Robin Lehner
Thomas Greiss
Scratched:Ross Johnston, Tom Kuhnhackl, Luca Sbisa
Injured:Thomas Hickey (upper body), Andrew Ladd (lower body)

Status report

The Blues did not hold a morning skate. … Islanders coach Barry Trotz said Ladd, who was injured Nov. 13, has begun skating on his own. There is no timetable for his return. Hickey is also skating on his own.

Stat pack

Perron has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) during his streak. … The Islanders are 5-1-1 in their past seven games against the Blues, including a 4-3 win at St. Louis on Jan. 5, and 2-0-1 in the past three against them at Barclays Center. Eberle has 199 goals in his NHL career.