PJ's Preview: Blues host Stars

We're back! The (21-11-4) Blues take on the (26-7-2) Dallas Stars tonight at the Scottrade Center, 7:00 p.m. Vladimir Tarasenko will be in a side-competition with Jamie Benn as the league's leader in goals.

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Benn and Tarasenko have scored 22 goals in 35 games. These next two games will inevitable decide the leader.

Jake Allen gets the start tonight. He was in net the last time we played Dallas, when he recorded his 4th shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory (Tarasenko scored).

These next two games are very important. The Stars are ranked 1st overall—Blues are ranked 3rd. These two teams are 1st and 2nd in the Central Division.

Blues home record: 11-6-2
Stars away record: 12-3-2

​Forwards
Paajarvi- Stastny- Tarasenko
Steen- Backes- Brouwer
Fabbri- Lehtera- Upshall
Caron- Jaskin- Reaves

Defense
Boumeester- Pietrangelo
Parayko- Shattenkirk
Gunnarsson- Bortuzzo

Goalie
Allen

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P.J. Cox
​@pjcoxx