Tonight at 8:00 p.m., the Winnipeg Jets (31-29-9, 71 points) and St. Louis Blues (46-14-7, 99 points) hit the ice at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis for the fifth and final meeting against each other this season. The game can be live streamed here. Winnipeg fans can hear all of the action on TSN 1290 while St. Louis fans can do the same on KMOX 1120.
Winnipeg snapped a six-game skid last time out and is within four points of the final spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the Western Conference while St. Louis has won three straights and sits atop the NHL standings. The Blues have won three of four meetings against the Jets this season, including the last meeting which was 4-3 triumph for the Blues in a shootout in St. Louis. Two of the four games have gone to a shootout.
The Blues got some bad news when they lost Vladimir Tarasenko (21-22-43) to a hand injury that required surgery, and the team will look to carry on without him.
The Jets are coming off of a 7-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday and will look to carry the momentum.
"This is huge," said goalie Al Montoya, who made 25 saves for his first win since Feb. 2, according to NHL.com. "We're going to enjoy this one and then get right back to work. Nobody is taking any games lightly anymore. The best teams are going to be the best teams. We're going to have to go in there and play that blue-collar game."
Montoya is 11-5-3 with a 2.19 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage while Ryan Miller will likely suit up between the pipes for the Blues, and is 21-22-4 with a 2.23 GAA and a .917 save percentage, mostly with the Buffalo Sabres.
St. Louis has been led by T.J. Oshie, who has 54 points off of 17 goals and 37 assists while Alex Steen has 30 markers and 23 helpers for 53 points and Jaden Schwartz has lit the lamp 21 times and added 30 assists for 51 points.
Blake Wheeler paces Winnipeg with 56 points off of 23 goals and 33 assists while Bryan Little has 20 tallies and 34 helpers for 54 points and Dustin Byfuglien has found the twine 19 times while adding 33 assists for 52 points.
The Blues and Jets skate against each other for the fifth and final time tonight when the lights come up at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
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