St. Louis Blues Game Preview: Team Looks to Avenge Recent Loss Against Philadelphia Flyers

By Patrick Karraker | Mar 12, 2015

The St. Louis Blues will host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday evening, looking to avenge an embarrassing loss exactly a week ago in Philadelphia in which the Flyers scored three goals within the game’s final 11 minutes to erase the 1-0 lead that the Blues had had since 12:52 into the first period.
The Blues have a chance to move into a tie for first place in the Central Division on Thursday night. They’re two points behind the first-place Nashville Predators, so if the Preds lose in regulation to the San Jose Sharks and the Blues win on Thursday, the Blues can establish a co-share of the lead. Nashville hasn’t won a game in regulation since February 24, though they picked up a win in overtime on Monday against the Arizona Coyotes.

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Philadelphia, meanwhile, is still fighting for a playoff spot, sitting behind the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators on the outside looking in for the

last

wild

card spot. The Flyers have lost three straight since their comeback victory over the Blues and will need a strong finish in order to compete for a postseason berth.

Defenseman

Jay Bouwmeester

(illness) is

expected

to get back into the lineup after missing two straight games. Center

Olli Jokinen

(upper-body injury), who has been dealing with an upper-body injury, will be scratched, but forward

Chris Porter

will get back in the lineup after sitting for the last seven games as a healthy scratch. Forward

Patrik Berglund

will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season, and defenseman

Chris Butler

will return to the press box after

playing

in two straight games.

Brian Elliott

will be back in goal on Thursday, starting his fourth straight game and playing in his seventh straight.

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