Blues at Senators preview

BLUES (27-17-3) at SENATORS (15-18-9)
7:30 p.m. ET; TSN5, RDS, FS-MW, NHL.TV

Hutton has started five of the Blues' past seven games after appearing in eight of their first 28 as Jake Allen's backup. This will be Hutton's 14th start this season; he's 9-3-1 with a 1.78 goals-against average and .942 save percentage. Hutton is 4-0-1 with 10 goals allowed in his past five starts; he made 30 saves in a 2-1 overtime win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.
The Blues are 1-2-1 in their past four games after a three-game winning streak.
The Senators, returning from a six-day break, will look for their fourth win in five games; they're 3-1-0 in their past four after going 1-4-2 in their previous seven.
Ottawa defenseman Mark Borowiecki will return after missing 23 games with a concussion; he has three points (two goals, one assist) in 12 games this season.

Players to watch

Blues center Paul Stastny has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past six games, with points in five of those six.
Senators forward Mark Stone has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past four games.

They said it

"He played a real strong game the last game. He deserves to get back in the net today, keep [it] going." -- Blues coach Mike Yeo on the decision to start goaltender Carter Hutton
"It might take us a little bit to get going, but it's something we've been working on hard here yesterday and today to make sure it goes as smoothly as possible." -- Senators captain Erik Karlsson on playing the first game after a six-day break

Blues projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev -- Paul Stastny -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Dmitrij Jaskin -- Brayden Schenn -- Alexander Steen
Vladimir Sobotka -- Patrik Berglund -- Tage Thompson
Magnus Paajarvi -- Kyle Brodziak -- Chris Thorburn
Joel Edmundson -- Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Carter Hutton
Jake Allen
Scratched:Carl Gunnarsson, Scottie Upshall, Oskar Sundqvist
Injured: Zach Sanford (shoulder), Jaden Schwartz (ankle)

Senators projected lineup

Mike Hoffman -- Matt Duchene -- Bobby Ryan
Ryan Dzingel -- Derick Brassard -- Mark Stone
Zack Smith -- Nate Thompson -- Tom Pyatt
Gabriel Dumont --
Filip Chlapik
-- Alexandre Burrows
Johnny Oduya -- Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf -- Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki -- Thomas Chabot
Craig Anderson
Mike Condon
Scratched:Fredrik Claesson
Injured:Jean-Gabriel Pageau (upper body), Chris Wideman (hamstring)

Status report

Bouwmeester returns after missing one game to attend the birth of his child. … Anderson will make his sixth straight start; he's 3-1-1 with 17 goals allowed in his past five starts.

Stat pack

Tarasenko has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past four games. … Steen has eight points (four goals, four assists) in a five-game point streak against the Senators. … Karlsson has five assists in his past four games.