2. Know Your Enemy
The Blues (5-8-3) have collected two wins and an overtime point from their past four games after suffering through a seven-game losing streak in late October.
Tonight’s game marks the second in a four-game homestand for St. Louis, who last played Saturday in a 4-3 OT setback to the Seattle Kraken. Dylan Holloway, Dalibor Dvorsky and Jordan Kyrou had the Blues markers, but Chandler Stephenson forced extra time with an equalizer at 19:58 of the third period, and Shane Wright ended proceedings just under two minutes into the overtime session.
“First period, I thought we were really good,” the Calgarian Holloway told reporters after the game. “Second period, we kind of took our foot off the gas a little bit, and third period, I thought we were playing stingy hockey and guys are battling and trying to get that two points.
“There’s a lot of good from that game, but also a lot of stuff we need to work on.”
Offensively, St. Louis is led by forwards Jordan Kyrou and Pius Suter, both of whom have five goals and nine points to start the season. Robert Thomas is even on points with the duo, too, on the partial strength of a team-leading seven assists.
Joel Hofer, who recorded the win for the Blues in Calgary Oct. 11, was tagged with the loss Saturday versus the Kraken, while running mate Jordan Binnington comes into tonights game with a 3.34 goals-against average and .859 save percentage across his 11 appearances in 2025-26.
Notably, St. Louis will be without Airdrie product Jake Neighbours this evening, after he suffered a leg injury Oct. 28. At the time, he was expected to miss about five weeks of action.
