Jets at Blues preview

JETS (21-14-3) at BLUES (25-8-6)
3 p.m. ET; TVAS, FS-MW, TSN3, NHL.TV

The Blues, who lead the Western Conference, defeated the Jets 5-4 in overtime at Bell MTS Place on Friday for their seventh consecutive victory; St. Louis has outscored opponents 29-15 during their streak, which equaled their seven-game run from Oct. 27-Nov. 9.
The Jets, who will play six of their next seven games on the road, are 2-4-1 in their past seven games after going 6-1-1 in their previous eight.

Players to watch

Jets center Mark Scheifele has 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) in his past 11 games.
Blues forward David Perron has nine points (four goals, five assists) in a five-game point streak.

They said it

"The consistency is what makes them great. They have the ability to make some plays. They have good players there. ... There's lots of confidence in their offensive game, but they don't cheat for it. They're a pretty straight forward, straight line team." -- Jets coach Paul Maurice on St. Louis
"They're always big games, they're pretty intense games against Winnipeg. It's going to be another good one tomorrow. They're a good hockey team, they've got some real good players." -- Blues coach Craig Berube

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Patrik Laine
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Blake Wheeler -- Jack Roslovic
Gabriel Bourque -- Adam Lowry -- Mason Appleton
Jansen Harkins -- Nicholas Shore -- Logan Shaw
Josh Morrissey -- Tucker Poolman
Luca Sbisa -- Neal Pionk
Anthony Bitetto -- Nathan Beaulieu
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Carl Dahlstrom, Joona Luoto
Injured: Bryan Little (ear), Dmitry Kulikov (upper body), Mathieu Perreault (concussion protocol), Andrew Copp (upper body)
Suspended: Dustin Byfuglien

Blues projected lineup

Jaden Schwartz -- Brayden Schenn -- Ivan Barbashev
Oskar Sundqvist -- Ryan O'Reilly -- David Perron
Alexander Steen -- Robert Thomas -- Tyler Bozak
Mackenzie MacEachern -- Jacob de la Rose -- Jordan Kyrou
Justin Faulk -- Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Colton Parayko
Vince Dunn -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Jake Allen
Scratched: Zach Sanford, Troy Brouwer, Jake Walman
Injured: Vladimir Tarasenko (shoulder), Sammy Blais (wrist), Carl Gunnarsson (upper body)

Status report

Perreault took part in the morning skate Saturday but will not play. He could return against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, Maurice said. ... The Jets assigned goalie Eric Comrie to Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Sunday.

Stat pack

Winnipeg is 6-0-0 in day games this season, including 3-0-0 on the road. ... Laine has five points (three goals, two assists) in a three-game point streak ... Schwartz has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in a five-game point streak. ... Schenn has seven points (three goals, four assists) in a four-game point streak. ... Binnington has won five straight starts with a 2.38 goals-against average and .913 save percentage.