Lightning at Blues preview

LIGHTNING (21-6-2) at BLUES (21-8-2)
8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, NHL.TV

Pietrangelo, injured blocking a shot in a 6-1 win at the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, was placed on injured reserve. Bouwmeester, who missed 21 games at the start of the season with a fractured left ankle, has an undisclosed injury.
The Blues, seeking what would be their season-long fifth straight victory, already are without forward Jaden Schwartz, who will miss a minimum of six weeks with a right ankle injury.
The Lightning, also in search of their fifth consecutive win, begin a four-game road trip.

Players to watch

Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is 5-2-0 with 14 goals allowed and one shutout in his past seven starts. He has held opponents to two goals or fewer five times during that stretch.
Blues center Brayden Schenn has seven points (six goals, one assist) in a four-game point streak, and has scored a goal in four consecutive games.

They said it

"There's a reason why they're number one in the West, because they have a good team and they've got depth, and any time you've got a good goaltender back there, it's tough." -- Lightning coach Jon Cooper on the Blues
"Injuries are part of the game. What do you do? You find a way to step up and make sure the guys that are in the lineup are ready to go, and you find a way to dig in and play your team game a little bit better." -- Blues coach Mike Yeo

Lightning projected lineup

Vladislav Namestnikov -- Steven Stamkos -- Tyler Johnson
Ondrej Palat -- Brayden Point -- Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn -- Yanni Gourde -- Cory Conacher
Chris Kunitz -- Cedric Paquette -- Ryan Callahan
Victor Hedman -- Andrej Sustr
Mikhail Sergachev -- Anton Stralman
Slater Koekkoek -- Dan Girardi
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Peter Budaj
Scratched: JT Brown
Injured: Jake Dotchin (undisclosed), Braydon Coburn (lower body)

Blues projected lineup

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

Status report

Cooper is hopeful Coburn will play at some point on this trip. ... Schmaltz was recalled from San Antonio of the American Hockey League and will replace Bouwmeester.

Stat pack

Stamkos has 42 points (12 goals, 30 assists) and Kucherov has 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists). They began Monday ranked 1-2 in NHL in scoring, and Stamkos is tied for the NHL lead in assists. ... Allen is 4-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and one shutout in his past four starts.