GDT #22: Blues @ Ducks | 9:00 pm CT | FSMW, 101 ESPN

[theohall]

St. Louis Blues (11-8-2, third in the West Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (6-10-5, eighth in the West Division)

Anaheim, California; Monday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim plays St. Louis looking to end its three-game home slide.

The Ducks are 6-10-5 against opponents in the West Division. Anaheim is last in the NHL averaging just 3.2 assists per game. Cam Fowler leads the team with eight total assists.

The Blues are 11-8-2 against the rest of their division. St. Louis has converted on 12.5% of power-play opportunities, recording eight power-play goals.

St. Louis knocked off Anaheim 4-1 in the last meeting between these teams on Jan. 31. Brayden Schenn scored two goals for the Blues in the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jani Hakanpaa leads the Ducks with a plus-three in 21 games this season. Maxime Comtois has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Anaheim.

Schenn leads the Blues with nine goals and has 16 points. David Perron has eight assists over the last 10 games for St. Louis.

LAST 10 GAMES: Ducks: 2-5-3, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with an .887 save percentage.

Blues: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while allowing 2.8 goals per game with an .897 save percentage.

INJURIES: Ducks: Hampus Lindholm: out (lower body).

Blues: Colton Parayko: day to day (undisclosed), Carl Gunnarsson: out for season (lower body), Jaden Schwartz: day to day (lower body), Robert Thomas: out (thumb).

[gaijin]

Can the Blues get a win streak going?

[glen a richter]

I’m enjoying the 4-1 lead but that is one motley crew of a lineup. Need to get healthy!

[Robb_K]

But, somehow, The Blues hang on and win 5-4. Whew! Another 2 points is another 2 points.

Nice to see the rookie Joshua, get that hustle goal, crashing the net. Without it, The Blues wouldn't have gotten the win.

[WaukeeBlues]

Huge back to back wins here. Close, but doesn't matter.

Gotta get every single point during this stretch of unfathomable injuries that we can, doesn't matter if it's against the Ducks or not

[theohall]

Husso concerns me. When he isn't confident, it really shows. And even when he is playing confidently, he's still allowing darn near 4 goals per game. If the Blues hit the playoffs and Binnington struggles, Husso is not the answer unless he magically starts stopping more pucks. .879 is not cutting it.

[gaijin]

Husso concerns me. When he isn't confident, it really shows. And even when he is playing confidently, he's still allowing darn near 4 goals per game. If the Blues hit the playoffs and Binnington struggles, Husso is not the answer unless he magically starts stopping more pucks. .879 is not cutting it.

He's had stretches of solid play but also stretches of looking awful. Not just in the number/type of goals he gives up, but even in the way he moves and reacts- it doesn't look right sometimes. Take this with a grain of salt from someone who never played any organized hockey at all, much less at goalie, but sometimes he physically looks awkward.

Confidence issues like you said? Perhaps inexperience? Both?