Jets at Blues preview

JETS (26-23-5) at BLUES (32-14-8)
8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, FS-MW, TSN3, NHL.TV

The Blues are 10-0-1 in their past 11 games on home ice and can tie the third-longest such streak in team history (9-0-3 from Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, 2001) with at least one point against the Jets.
St. Louis is 2-4-1 in its past seven games, including a 5-2 loss at Winnipeg on Feb. 1, after a four-game winning streak.
The Jets, who will play their only road game in a 10-game stretch, are 2-7-1 in their past 10. They trail the Calgary Flames by three points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.

Players to watch

Jets forward Patrik Laine has scored four goals in his past six games and has 18 points (14 goals, four assists) in 15 games against the Blues.
Blues forward Zach Sanford is on an NHL career-high six-game point streak (four goals, five assists).

They said it

"Just keep it simple right now. Every point matters. We obviously know where we are in the standings. Just try to keep it simple early and I think the rest will take care of itself." -- Jets defenseman Nathan Beaulieu
"From my personal experience when I wasn't on the Blues, this was a tough place to play and I think we've brought that mentality to other opponents." -- Blues center Brayden Schenn

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Patrik Laine
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Blake Wheeler -- Mason Appleton
Jansen Harkins -- Andrew Copp -- Jack Roslovic
Gabriel Bourque -- Nicholas Shore -- Logan Shaw
Josh Morrissey -- Neal Pionk
Dmitry Kulikov -- Sami Niku
Nathan Beaulieu -- Luca Sbisa
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Anthony Bitetto, Cameron Schilling, Andrei Chibisov
Injured:Bryan Little (head), Tucker Poolman (lower body), Mathieu Perreault (upper body), Adam Lowry (upper body), Carl Dahlstrom (broken hand), Mark Letestu (heart virus)

Blues projected lineup

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

Status report

Beaulieu will replace Bitetto when he returns after missing 14 games with a lower-body injury.
. ... The Jets held an optional morning skate. ... Tarasenko, a forward, skated with the Blues for the first time since dislocating his left shoulder Oct. 24.

Stat pack

Bourque will play in his 400th NHL game. ... Ehlers has an assist in each of his past three games. ... O'Reilly has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past seven games. ... Thomas has a four-game point streak (one goal, three assists).