St. Louis at Florida

St. Louis plays its fifth road game over the last eight contests in a tough place to play in heading to first-place Florida. The Blues offense has been weak all season, #24 in goals scored, off a 2-1 loss to Winnipeg. That's part of a 2-4 run of scoring one goal or fewer five times. Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo (knee) will miss a second straight game and they have Jaden Schwartz back in net for the first time since October, so how sharp will he be? Schwartz has missed 49 games since fracturing his left ankle October 23. Florida is eighth in the NHL in goals scored, third in goals allowed, and ninth in penalty killing. Florida will give Elliott a stern challenge, having generated 34 goals over a 6-1-1 stretch. The Panthers are on an 11-2 run at home, plus 12-3 vs. a team with a winning record. Take Florida.