The St. Louis Blues kept things rolling on Thursday night at the Enterprise Center, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2. The Blues got off to a slow start, trailing 2-0 in the second period before Pavel Buchnevich and Robert Bortuzzo each scored a goal in under 30 seconds to tie it up. High McGing and Niko Mikkola both tallied goals as well in securing the victory.
The Blues are now 4-0 in the preseason and will be taking on the Dallas Stars (1-2) at the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, MO tonight at 7:00 PM. This will mark the second and final neutral site game for the Blues.
St. Louis Blues Anticipated Lineup
Forwards
- Pavel Buchnevich – Robert Thomas – Vladimir Tarasenko
- Brandon Saad – Ivan Barbashev – Josh Leivo
- Will Bitten – Logan Brown – Zachary Bolduc
- Matthew Highmore – Nikita Alexandrov – Anthony Angello
Defense
- Nick Leddy – Colton Parayko
- Calle Rosen – Matt Kessel
- Tyler Tucker – Robert Bortuzzo
Related: 3 Takeaways From Blues’ 4-2 Win Over the Blue Jackets – 9/29/22
Goalies
- Joel Hofer – Vadim Zherenko
Dallas Stars Anticipated Lineup
Forwards
- Riley Damiani, Riley Tufte, Joel Kiviranta, Mason Marchment, Oskar Back, Jacob Peterson, Fredrik Olofsson, Marian Studenic, Mavrik Borque, Fredrik Karlstrom, Wyatt Johnston, Logan Stankoven
Defense
- Colin Miller, Alexander Petrovic, Will Butcher, Joel Hanley, Ryan Shea, Thomas Harley, Michael Karow
Goalies
- Jake Oettinger, Remi Poirier
Quick Look at the Stars
The Stars are off to a 1-2 start. It’s only the preseason, so wins and losses right now only count for so much and in the end, don’t matter. But what does matter is that they are still missing their best player in 23-year-old forward Jason Robertson. A restricted free agent (RFA), he and the Stars organization are in a stand-off in negotiating a contract extension for the young superstar (2021-22: 41 goals, 38 assists in 74 games). According to sources, there is nothing new to report in terms of the talks advancing. A bridge deal could be in the works, but seeing other young stars like Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou get paid this offseason, it seems like Robertson is willing to wait this out until he gets what he deems is fair.
Robertson aside, the Stars…
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