Kings (9-1-1)
Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown
Pearson-Kempe-Toffoli
Cammalleri-Laich-Lewis
Andreoff-Amadio-Dowd
Forbort-Doughty
Muzzin-Martinez
MacDermid-Folin
Quick
Scratched: Fantenberg, Shore
Injured: Gaborik, Clifford, Carter
Blues (9-2-1)
Sobotka-Stastny-Steen
Schwartz-Schenn-Tarasenko
Paajarvi-Sundqvist-Bennett
Upshall-Brodziak-Jaskin
Gunnarsson-Pietrangelo
Edmundson-Parayko
Dunn-Bortuzzo
Allen
Scratched: Prosser, Thorburn, Husso
Injured: Bouwmeester, Berglund, Sanford
Kings: Kings are on t heir best start since the 1980 season and are in the last game of a 6 game road trip where they have gone 4-1-0 so far, winning the last 3. Shore skated at morning skate after missing 2 games with undisclosed injury, will not play today. Kopitars line needs to continue leading the scoring for the kings, kopitar himself has 41 points (12g, 29a) in 39 career games vs the blues. Quick (1.76GAA .946Sv% on the season) expected to start but has traditionally struggled when playing against the blues with an 8-10-3 record 2.23GAA .919Sv%
Blues: Blues remain the only team in the NHL to not have a loss at home so far, going 4-0-0 in their games at the Scottrade Center and have gotten points in 5 straight games (4-0-1). Berglund and Bouwmeester have started skating again. Blues look to their blue line to continue to score points under their new coach Yeo, the blue line has brought 13 goals so far this season. Stastny has 32 points (12g, 20a) in 36 career games vs the kings. Jake Allen expected to start in net (2.51GAA .92Sv%)
