St. Louis at Detroit

First-place St. Louis has it all, fourth in the NHL in goals scored, third on the power play, and seventh in goals allowed. The Blues are 21-12-1 on the road, plus 58-22 against the Eastern Conference. Detroit is home, but has slumped on defense dropping to 15th in the NHL in goals allowed. The Red Wings are back to open a four-game homestand after Friday's 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay dropped them to 2-6-0 since March 6. That span has featured 3.63 goals allowed per game. Goalie Jimmy Howard has lost three in a row while going 1-4-0 in six games with a 3.67 GAA. St. Louis is on a 12-4-1 run and when these teams meet, the road team is 6-0 in the last six meetings. Play St. Louis.