Game Notes: Dec. 15 vs. New Jersey

Matchup

What to Watch

Kevin Shattenkirk will dress in his 395th game tonight, tying Jimmy Roberts on the all-time franchise list among defensemen. The New Rochelle, New York, native has strong numbers against Eastern Conference competition in his career, posting 76 points (21 goals, 55 assists) and a plus-24 rating in 126 regular season games. In addition, Jake Allen will get the start tonight. Allen is 4-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average, a .959 save-percentage and two shutouts in his career against New Jersey.

Milestones

• Alexander Steen (221) is one assist shy of passing Pierre Turgeon (221) for ninth on the Blues' all-time assists list among forwards
• Alex Pietrangelo (214) is one assist shy of passing Jeff Brown (214) for fourth on the Blues' all-time assist list among forwards
• Alexander Steen - 2 shy of 300 career assists / 3 shy of 500 career points
• Vladimir Tarasenko - 2 shy of 100 career PIM
• Jori Lehtera - 2 shy of 100 career PIM
• Kyle Brodziak - 7 shy of 400 career PIM

Quick Hits

• Vladimir Tarasenko shares second overall with 11 points this December (1. Jakub Voracek, 13)
• Brad Hunt has a point in each of his three games with the Blues, doubling his previous career total
• Kevin Shattenkirk has 13 power-play points which shares 3rd overall this season (1. Claude Giroux, 15)
• The Blues are 3-1-0 in the first home game following a road trip of at least two games this season

50th Anniversary Throwback Note

On this day in 2000, Pierre Turgeon scored his 15th career hat trick as the Blues set a club-record with their 8th consecutive victory, a 6-3 win against the Thrashers at Atlanta