This is the fourth and final meeting of the season between the Kings and the St. Louis Blues. It follows the Kings’ 5-0 win in Los Angeles on Oct. 18, the Kings’ 3-2 win in St. Louis on Nov. 22 and the Blues’ 1-0 win in St. Louis on Feb. 3. The Blues have 100 points, most in the NHL this season, and are playing their sixth game in a season-long seven-game road trip. The Blues have allowed the fewest goals in the NHL this season — an average of 1.9 per game — and will start Brian Elliott in goal. Elliott, an All-Star, has allowed two or fewer goals in nine of his last 10 starts. The Blues have been particularly strong of late on the penalty kill, as they have allowed a total of only two power-play goals in their last 18 games (60-for-62). Rookie winger Jaden Schwartz has given the Blues a boost, with a goal in each of his first two NHL games. For the latest on the Blues, check out the coverage from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, followed by the possible lineups for the Kings and the Blues…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Blues coverage
—–
KINGS LINEUP
Dustin Brown-Anze Kopitar-Justin Williams
Dwight King-Mike Richards-Jeff Carter
Dustin Penner-Jarret Stoll-Trevor Lewis
Kyle Clifford-Colin Fraser-Jordan Nolan
Rob Scuderi-Drew Doughty
Willie Mitchell-Slava Voynov
Alec Martinez-Matt Greene
Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Bernier
—–
BLUES LINEUP
David Perron-David Backes-T.J. Oshie
Jaden Schwartz-Patrik Berglund-Jamie Langenbrunner
Vladimir Sobotka-Jason Arnott-Chris Stewart
B.J. Crombeen-Scott Nichol-Ryan Reaves
Barret Jackman-Kevin Shattenkirk
Carlo Colaiacovo-Alex Pietrangelo
Ian Cole-Kent Huskins
Brian Elliott
Jaroslav Halak
Rules for Blog Commenting
Repeated violations of the blog rules will result in site bans, commensurate with the nature and number of offenses.
Please flag any comments that violate the site rules for moderation. For immediate problems regarding problematic posts, please email zdooley@lakings.com.