St. Louis at Detroit

Detroit started the season winning three of four, but that turned out to be a mirage as the Red Wings have returned to their rebuilding status and have lost seven in a row. The Wings just haven't been able to score much with a total of only nine goals in those seven games, including a 2-0 defeat against Buffalo on Friday. Goalie Jimmy Howard is 1-5 with a 3.59 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage. St. Louis had a two-game winning streak snapped with a 3-0 loss at Boston last night, and forward Vladimir Tarasenko is out due to an upper-body injury. However, Detroit is 15-40 its last 55 games after scoring two or fewer goals its previous game and 14-37 versus an opponent that scored two or less. The defending champs still have the edge in this matchup. Play the Blues.