Blues at Predators
THE STORY: One day after having their franchise-record home point streak end, the St. Louis Blues attempt to halt the Nashville Predators' run at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. St. Louis' 4-2 loss to Boston on Wednesday stopped the club's record stretch of 21 straight home games with at least one point (18-0-3). The Blues begin their six-game road trip with hopes of ending Nashville's nine-game home point streak (8-0-1). The Predators, who are 1-0-0 on their four-game homestand, have won all four meetings with the Blues this season.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, FSN Midwest (St. Louis)
ABOUT THE BLUES (36-17-7): St. Louis has suffered two straight regulation losses for the first time since Oct. 28-30. The club has endured three setbacks of any kind just once this season, going 0-2-1 at the end of December. T.J. Hensick still is waiting to make his season debut as he was a healthy scratch Wednesday. The center, who recorded a goal and two assists in 13 games with the Blues last season, was recalled from Peoria of the AHL on Tuesday as Jamie Langenbrunner was placed on injured reserve with a broken foot. St. Louis has dropped nine of 13 on the road.
ABOUT THE PREDATORS (35-19-6): Mike Fisher returned to the lineup with a vengeance Tuesday, registering a goal and two assists in a win over Vancouver. Fisher had missed Nashville's previous game with the flu. Chris Mueller was assigned to Milwaukee of the AHL on Wednesday. The center did not appear in a contest during his most recent recall but posted a minus-1 rating over four games earlier this season. Pekka Rinne overtook Detroit's Jimmy Howard for the league lead by posting his 33rd win of the campaign Tuesday.
OVERTIME:
1. St. Louis has won seven of its last eight games played on Thursdays.
2. Blues coach Ken Hitchcock is winless in his last 18 visits to Nashville (0-11-7).