Reilly
10-25-2005, 04:35 AM
St. Louis (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/stl) (2-5-1) at Phoenix (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/pho) (3-6-1)
Game Info: 10:00 pm EDT Tue Oct 25, 2005
The St. Louis Blues (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/stl/) expect to have Keith Tkachuk (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/558/) back on the ice when they try to end a two-game skid in a matchup with the struggling Phoenix Coyotes (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/pho/).
Tkachuk has missed three straight games after being hit in the stomach with the butt end of a stick in a loss to the Nashville Predators (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nas/) on Oct. 15.
The left wing, who had 33 goals and 38 assists in 2003-04, is expected to be activated from the injured list and play against the Coyotes.
St. Louis had 18 shots in the final 20 minutes, but lost 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/min/) on Saturday for its second straight defeat and third in four games.
Mike Sillinger (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/536/) and Mark Rycroft (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2572/) both scored their first goals of the season for the Blues, and goalie Patrick Lalime (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1386/) stopped 28 shots in a frustrating loss.
``That's probably the best game we've played all year from the standpoint of throwing pucks on net,'' Blues forward Dallas Drake (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/534/) said. ``We had a lot of chances.''
The Coyotes have lost two straight after winning a season-high two in a row.
Phoenix fell 5-3 to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/ana/) on Sunday, and has given up eight goals in its last two games after yielding only five in its previous three contests.
The Coyotes narrowed the gap to 3-2 in the second period on Mike Leclerc (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1561/)'s second goal of the game, and Geoff Sanderson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/446/)'s power-play goal with 5:39 remaining made it 4-3, but the Ducks held on.
Phoenix coach Wayne Gretzky pulled goalie Curtis Joseph (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/290/) after the first period, going to David LeNeveu (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3101/). Joseph remains one win short of becoming the ninth NHL goalie with 400 victories.
Coyotes forward Jamie Lundmark (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2021/), who was acquired from the New York Rangers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nyr/) last Tuesday, made his first appearance for Phoenix on Sunday. He skated the majority of the game on a line with Sanderson and Fredrik Sjostrom (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2847/).
STANDINGS (through Oct. 23): Blues - 5 points, 4th place, 11 PB, Central Division. Coyotes - 7 points, 3rd place (tied), 5 PB, Pacific Division.
TEAM LEADERS: Blues - Dean McAmmond (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/631/), 4 goals; Petr Cajanek (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3029/), 8 assists and 9 points; Jamal Mayers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1499/), 16 PIM. Coyotes - Oleg Saprykin (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1914/), 4 goals; Paul Mara (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1801/) and Shane Doan (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1354/), 5 assists; four with 7 points; Tyson Nash (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1886/), 31 PIM.
SPECIAL TEAMS (through Oct. 23): Blues - Power play: 18.4 percent (9 for 49), 14th in NHL. Penalty killing: 83.0 percent (39 for 47), 16th. Coyotes - Power play: 19.4 percent (12 for 62), 11th. Penalty killing: 79.7 percent (47 for 59), 22nd.
GOALTENDERS: Blues - Lalime (2-5-1, 3.44 GAA); Reinhard Divis (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2762/) (0-0-0, 2.15). Coyotes - Joseph (3-3-0, 1 SO, 2.38); LeNeveu (0-3-1, 3.25).
2003-04 SEASON SERIES: Coyotes, 2-1-1.
LAST MEETING: Feb. 16, 2004; Blues, 4-2. At St. Louis, Chris Pronger (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/639/) had a goal and an assist to lead the Blues.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Blues - 0-1-1 on the road; Coyotes - 1-1-1 at home.
Game Info: 10:00 pm EDT Tue Oct 25, 2005
The St. Louis Blues (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/stl/) expect to have Keith Tkachuk (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/558/) back on the ice when they try to end a two-game skid in a matchup with the struggling Phoenix Coyotes (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/pho/).
Tkachuk has missed three straight games after being hit in the stomach with the butt end of a stick in a loss to the Nashville Predators (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nas/) on Oct. 15.
The left wing, who had 33 goals and 38 assists in 2003-04, is expected to be activated from the injured list and play against the Coyotes.
St. Louis had 18 shots in the final 20 minutes, but lost 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/min/) on Saturday for its second straight defeat and third in four games.
Mike Sillinger (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/536/) and Mark Rycroft (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2572/) both scored their first goals of the season for the Blues, and goalie Patrick Lalime (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1386/) stopped 28 shots in a frustrating loss.
``That's probably the best game we've played all year from the standpoint of throwing pucks on net,'' Blues forward Dallas Drake (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/534/) said. ``We had a lot of chances.''
The Coyotes have lost two straight after winning a season-high two in a row.
Phoenix fell 5-3 to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/ana/) on Sunday, and has given up eight goals in its last two games after yielding only five in its previous three contests.
The Coyotes narrowed the gap to 3-2 in the second period on Mike Leclerc (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1561/)'s second goal of the game, and Geoff Sanderson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/446/)'s power-play goal with 5:39 remaining made it 4-3, but the Ducks held on.
Phoenix coach Wayne Gretzky pulled goalie Curtis Joseph (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/290/) after the first period, going to David LeNeveu (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3101/). Joseph remains one win short of becoming the ninth NHL goalie with 400 victories.
Coyotes forward Jamie Lundmark (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2021/), who was acquired from the New York Rangers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/nyr/) last Tuesday, made his first appearance for Phoenix on Sunday. He skated the majority of the game on a line with Sanderson and Fredrik Sjostrom (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2847/).
STANDINGS (through Oct. 23): Blues - 5 points, 4th place, 11 PB, Central Division. Coyotes - 7 points, 3rd place (tied), 5 PB, Pacific Division.
TEAM LEADERS: Blues - Dean McAmmond (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/631/), 4 goals; Petr Cajanek (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3029/), 8 assists and 9 points; Jamal Mayers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1499/), 16 PIM. Coyotes - Oleg Saprykin (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1914/), 4 goals; Paul Mara (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1801/) and Shane Doan (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1354/), 5 assists; four with 7 points; Tyson Nash (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1886/), 31 PIM.
SPECIAL TEAMS (through Oct. 23): Blues - Power play: 18.4 percent (9 for 49), 14th in NHL. Penalty killing: 83.0 percent (39 for 47), 16th. Coyotes - Power play: 19.4 percent (12 for 62), 11th. Penalty killing: 79.7 percent (47 for 59), 22nd.
GOALTENDERS: Blues - Lalime (2-5-1, 3.44 GAA); Reinhard Divis (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/2762/) (0-0-0, 2.15). Coyotes - Joseph (3-3-0, 1 SO, 2.38); LeNeveu (0-3-1, 3.25).
2003-04 SEASON SERIES: Coyotes, 2-1-1.
LAST MEETING: Feb. 16, 2004; Blues, 4-2. At St. Louis, Chris Pronger (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/639/) had a goal and an assist to lead the Blues.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Blues - 0-1-1 on the road; Coyotes - 1-1-1 at home.