BLUES The St. Louis Blues returned home from a three-game road trip with a perfect 3-0 record following a 3-1 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. It's the first time in franchise history the Blues have opened a season with three straight road wins.
As of Friday afternoon, the Blues were one of just seven remaining undefeated teams in the League.
On Saturday night, they'll open their 2021-22 home schedule with a matchup with the Los Angeles Kings.
Saturday's game won't feature two of the Blues' biggest offseason acquisitions - Pavel Buchnevich will be serving the second game of his two-game suspension on Saturday, while Brandon Saad will miss the game due to COVID-19 protocols.
KINGS The Los Angeles Kings will travel to St. Louis for two straight games against the Blues.
The Kings won their opening night matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 14 but have lost three straight games since (0-2-1), most recently on Friday night in Dallas, where the Stars earned a 3-2 overtime win.
Los Angeles is looking to get back in the playoffs after missing the postseason in each of the last three seasons. Familiar faces in Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty and Alex Iafallo are joined by new forwards Phillip Danault and Viktor Arvidsson, who joined the team in the offseason. The Kings also added veteran defenseman Alexander Edler to the roster.
Goalie Calvin Peterson is expected to get the bulk of the starts over 35-year-old veteran Jonathan Quick, who played just 22 games last season.
