Defensemen had the connection for the Blues to find a practice sheet of ice. He is back from injury, and forward Radek Faksa could be close to his return, too.

Justin Faulk will return for the St. Louis Blues (19-18-4), when they face the Minnesota Wild (25-11-4) in their NHL-leading 24th road game of the season on Tuesday (7 p.m.; FDSNMW, ESPN 101.1-FM). Faulk has missed the past two games with an upper-body injury,

Brayden Schenn had two assists and Joel Hofer stopped 22 shots. Nikita Nesterenko and Sam Colangelo scored for the Ducks. Lukas Dostal gave up six goals on 22 shots before he was replaced midway through the second period. John Gibson stopped all 12 shots ...

Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists as the Utah Hockey Club beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2. Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists, and Michael Kesselring and Nick Schmaltz also scored to help Utah snap a three-game losing streak with just its second win in seven games (2-4-1).

The only change will be Jordan Binnington in goal instead of Joel Hofer, who made 28 saves against the Flames.

Blues need to keep pedal down, looking for elusive third straight win; defensemen providing offense; same skaters to play from Thursday, Binnington in goal

Utah Hockey Club center Logan Cooley (92) shoots the puck for the goal against St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk (72) and goalie Jordan Binnington (50) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

The St. Louis Blues are headed to the Delta Center in Utah for their first-ever game in Salt Lake City on Saturday night (8 p.m. CT, FanDuel Sports Network, 101 ESPN). Blues Head Coach Jim Montgomery

THROUGH GAMES OF SATURDAY, JAN. 18, 2025

The Blues swept a back-to-back against the club directly ahead of them in the standings. Now they try for the elusive third win in a row.

Blues started game with purpose, made early statement; Schenn line was dominant; power play goal late in second stunted Calgary's surge

The Flames and the Blues met Tuesday night for the first of two games in three days in The Show-Me State, the home side drawing first blood in a 2-1 victory.