ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
None
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 253
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
27 – Assigned goaltender Joel Hofer to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
21 – Activated forward Jake Neighbours off IR
16 – Recalled goaltender Joel Hofer from the Springfield Thunderbirds under emergency conditions
BLUES vs. PREDATORS
- The Blues and Predators will meet for the 4th and final matchup of the season
- The Blues are 2-1-0 against Nashville this season (2-0-0 at home; 0-1-0 away)
- The Blues are 5-1-1 in their last 7 games against Nashville
- The Blues are 3-2-1 in their last 6 games in Nashville
- The Blues have scored a power play goal in 6 of their last 7 games against the Predators, going 7 for 18 (38.9%) on the power play over those 7 games
REMAINING 2022-23 SCHEDULE
4/2 – vs. Boston
4/4 – vs. Philadelphia
4/6 – vs. NY Rangers
4/8 – at Minnesota
4/12 – vs Dallas
4/13 – at Dallas
A LOOK AHEAD
- The Blues will finish a 2-game road trip on Saturday in Nashville to open the month of April (Won 1st game of road trip, 5-3 on Thursday in Chicago)
- The Blues will play 7 games in April to finish out their season (4 home; 3 away)
- The Blues will play 4 games against the Western Conference in April, all of which will come against the Central Division, and will also play 3 games against Eastern Conference opponents
BLUES GO MARCHING IN
- Since Mar. 9, the Blues are 8-3-1 (17 points)
- Their 8 wins since Mar. 9 share 5th in the NHL (1. Colorado/NY Rangers,/Edmonton/Boston 9), while their 17 points also share 5th in the NHL (1. NY Rangers, 20)
- The Blues have scored 54 goals since Mar. 9, which ranks 1st in the NHL
- The Blues are 8 for 32 (25.0%) on the power play since Mar. 9, which shares 10th in the NHL (1. Colorado, 14 for 37, 37.8%), while their 8 power play goals since Mar. 9 share 11th in the NHL (1. Colorado, 14)
- Since Mar. 9, Jakub Vrana shares 4th in the NHL with 9 goals, while Jordan Kyrou shares 7th in the NHL with 8 goals (1. Boldy, 11)
- Of those 6 goals for Vrana, 3 have come on the power play, which shares the 9th most power play goals in the NHL since Mar. 9 (1. Reinhart/Guentzel, 5)
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. ST. LOUIS
OVERALL (125 GP) 60-48-(4)-13
HOME (62 GP) 33-19-(3)-7
ROAD (63 GP) 27-29-(1)-6
LAST MEETING Jan. 19, 2023 at STL (L, 5-2)
PLAYOFFS (1-0) 2017 WCS (W, 4-2)
− The Predators are 60-48-(4)-13 all-time against the Blues, including a 33-19-(3)-7 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the fourth and final matchup between Nashville and St. Louis in 2022-23; it is the second of two at home.
− Nashville is 1-1-1 against St. Louis this season, picking up a 6-2 win at home on Oct. 27 and earning a point in a 1-0 OT loss on Jan. 19 on the road.
− The Predators are 1-3-1 in their last five games against the Blues; they are 5-4-1 in their last 10; and 3-2-0 in their last five at home.
− Nashville has won 13 of its last 23 games against St. Louis – including 11 of its last 20 – and has scored at least four goals in nine of those wins.
− The Predators advanced to the Western Conference Final for the first time in franchise history in 2017 after defeating the Blues in the second round, 4-2.
− Nashville held St. Louis shotless in the third period on Feb. 16, 2008 at Bridgestone Arena; it’s the only time in franchise history the team has given up zero shots in a single period.
NOTABLES vs. ST. LOUIS
− Roman Josi has 28 points (6g-22a) in 47 career meetings with the Blues.
− Ryan Johansen has points in eight of his last 15 games vs. St. Louis, recording five goals and six assists. He has 27 points (12g-15a) in 40 career games against the Blues.
− Juuse Saros recorded his first career NHL shutout on Dec. 30, 2016 at St. Louis.
− Predators Assistant Coach Dan Hinote played three seasons with the Blues from 2006-09, posting 25 points (11g-14a) in 150 games.
− Predators Assistant General Manager, Director of Player Development and Milwaukee Admirals General Manager Scott Nichol concluded his NHL career by playing two seasons in St. Louis from 2011-13, skating in 110 games.
LAST TIME OUT
− Nashville Predators 0, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – March 30 (PPG Paints Arena)
− NSH goals:
− PIT goals: Zucker – GWG (26), Guentzel – PP (34)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 43/45); PIT – Jarry (W, 28/28)
− Power plays: NSH 0-3; PIT 1-4
− Notes: Nashville moved to 19-15-4 on the road in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game, regular-season series against the Penguins with a 0-2-0 record… Juuse Saros stopped 43 of 45 shots faced… It was his fourth 40-plus save performance of the season… Mark Jankowski and Kiefer Sherwood led the Predators in shots with three… Cole Smith led all skaters in hits with nine.
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 30 67
Filip Forsberg Upper body – IR Feb. 13-March 30 24
Ryan Johansen Lower body Feb. 23-March 30 19
Juuso Parssinen Upper body Feb. 26-March 30 18
Alexandre Carrier Upper body March 4-30 15
Roman Josi Upper body March 19-30 7
Matt Duchene Upper body March 28-30 2
Total man-games lost: 223
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 68; Carrier – 29; Forsberg – 24; McCarron – 20; Johansen – 19; Parssinen – 18; McDonagh – 11; Josi – 7; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Duchene – 3; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Lauzon – 3; Asplund – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− March 29: Signed defenseman Jake Livingstone to a one-year, entry-level contract.
− March 28: Recalled forward Michael McCarron and defenseman Kevin Gravel from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Jordan Gross to Milwaukee (AHL).
