St. Louis and Detroit both need a reset, but the Blues bring the season’s only head-to-head win into Tuesday’s matchup.
Both teams enter Tuesday’s game at Enterprise Center on three-game losing streaks: St. Louis is 7-8-2 with 16 points, while Detroit is 7-8-3 with 17. The Blues rank 21st in the power index at 50.9, ahead of Detroit’s 26th-place 45.2, and own the season’s only meeting, a 5-4 win. Detroit’s Lucas Raymond leads the matchup’s scorers with 16 points in 16 games; St. Louis’ top three are tied at 12 points apiece. Detroit’s +3.4 shots-per-game differential against St. Louis’ -1.7 makes converting pressure the key test, while the Red Wings also average 16.3 blocks to the Blues’ 12.