The St. Louis Blues wrap up their final regular-season road trip on Monday night in Los Angeles, where they face the Kings at Staples Center.
Monday’s game is a make-up for a postponed game in March when the Kings were unable to fly out of Denver due to winter weather conditions.
The Blues are 2-4-1 against the Kings this season but have collected points in eight of their last nine games overall (5-1-3) entering Monday’s contest.
‘NOTEWORTHY STATS
David Perron leads the Blues with 28 points in 43 career games against the Kings… Mike Hoffman has seven goals and 14 points in 18 career games against Los Angeles… The Blues are 1-1-1 at Staples Center this season.
THE SERIES SO FAR
Jan. 23: Blues 4, Kings 2
Torey Krug scored his first goal as a Blue to open the scoring, and Vince Dunn, David Perron and Jaden Schwartz also scored to lift the Blues to a 4-2 win at Enterprise Center.
Jan. 24: Kings 6, Blues 3
Anze Kopitar had a goal and two assists in a sd6-3 win for the Kings at Enterprise Center. It was the Kings first road win of the season. Brayden Schenn scored two goals, Jordan Kyrou had two assists and Ville Husso made 29 saves in his first NHL start.
Feb. 22: Kings 3, Blues 0
Jonathan Quick made 31 saves to record his second shutout in three starts in a 3-0 win against the Blues at Enterprise Center. The victory was Los Angeles’ fifth straight. The Blues fell to 1-4-1 in their last six home games and were shutout for the third time this season.
Feb. 24: Kings 2, Blues 1
Oskar Sundqvist ended a Blues’ goal-less streak of 139 minutes and 33 seconds when he scored with 1:46 left in regulation, but the Blues still fell 2-1 to the Kings at Enterprise Center. The win was LA’s sixth straight, tying them with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the longest win streak of the season at the time.
March 5: Blues 3, Kings 2 (OT)
David Perron scored two goals, including the game-tying goal with 44 seconds left in the third period with the goalie pulled, and Mike Hoffman buried the game winner just 90 seconds into overtime to lift the Blues to a dramatic 3-2 win. Ville Husso made 28 saves in helping the Blues to their fourth consecutive win.
March 6: Kings 4, Blues 3 (OT)
Vladimir Tarasenko made his return to the lineup but Adam Kempe spoiled the night by scoring the game-winning goal 1:45 into overtime at Staples Center. David Perron had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Binnington made 30 saves. Kings forward Anze Kopitar had two goals to help Los Angeles to its first win in five games.
March 17: Kings 4, Blues 1
Los Angeles scored three goals in the first period en route to a 4-1 win against the Blues at Staples Center. Anze Kopitar and Trevor Moore each had a goal and an assist in the game, which was the fifth straight loss for the Blues. Mike Hoffman scored St. Louis’ only goal.
