2:07 pm
January 9

Stars @ Blues

Who will WIN this matchup?

Dallas Stars (17-12-2)

@ St. Louis Blues (20-10-5)

 

Starting Goalies:

Braden Holtby (DAL): Expected

Jordan Binnington (STL): Expected

 

Current odds:

Dallas Stars: (+140)

St. Louis Blues: (-160)

 

• The St. Louis Blues will try to extend their 11-game home points streak when they host the Dallas Stars on Sunday. The Blues routed the Washington Capitals 5-1 Friday to improve to 10-0-1 in their last 11 games at Enterprise Center.

• The Stars come to town after rallying past Pittsburgh 3-2 in Dallas on Saturday, erasing a 2-0 first-period deficit while snapping the Penguins’ 10-game winning streak. The Stars have won four straight games after losing their previous five.

• With Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko in COVID-19 protocol after scoring 34 points in 34 games, coach Craig Berube shuffled his forward lines again. He flanked top center Ryan O’Reilly with wingers Pavel Buchnevich and Ivan Barbashev. They combined for three goals and three assists against the Capitals, with Buchnevich and Barbashev clicking as they did on other lines. Buchnevich has 13 goals and 20 assists with a plus-17 rating in 32 games. Barbashev has 13 goals and 15 assists and a plus-8 rating in 34 games.

• Since Jake Oettinger played Saturday, the Stars are likely to come back with Braden Holtby (6-7-1, 2.59 GAA) in goal for this game. The Blues are 2-1 against the Stars this season. They earned 4-1 victories in consecutive games on Dec. 14 and 17 with fill-in Charlie Lindgren tending goal. They will choose between Jordan Binnington (10-7-3, 3.00), who is back from COVID-19 protocol, and Ville Husso (4-2-1, 2.28), who recently came off the injury list. Husso earned the victory over the Capitals on Friday.

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