Overview
- Puck drop is 8:00 p.m. ET at Enterprise Center with TV coverage on FDSN Midwest in St. Louis and TSN3/Sportsnet in Canada.
- Coach Scott Arniel underscored urgency before the trip, saying, "We need two points" after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Senators.
- Connor Hellebuyck is the projected, though unconfirmed, starter for Winnipeg and could make a third straight start since returning from knee surgery.
- St. Louis remains short-handed with Jordan Kyrou, Dylan Holloway, Jimmy Snuggerud, Nathan Walker and Nick Bjugstad out, while prospects Otto Stenberg (expected NHL debut) and Jonatan Berggren are slated to join the lineup.
- The teams open their season series with Winnipeg at 15-15-2 and St. Louis at 12-15-7, their first regular-season matchup since last spring’s seven-game series.