The set-up: The 9-8-5 Dallas Stars will be in St. Louis on Monday night to take on the Blues. Dallas limited an opponent to fewer than two goals for just the second time this season Friday with a 2-1 victory over Vancouver and will have its work cut out for itself here in St. Louis, as the Blues improved to 9-1-2 at Scottrade Center with a 4-3 shootout victory over Minnesota on Saturday.

Dallas: The Stars begin a four-game road trip with this game and after their 2-1 win at home over Vancouver on Friday, have scored one or two goals in four of their last six games. Captain Jamie Benn, who has registered four goals and nine assists in 14 games this month, is second on the team with 17 points and Patrick Eaves has notched 16. Dallas made one roster move on Sunday, recalling defenseman Stephen Johns from the Texas Stars of the AHL. Johns played in 16 games with the Stars earlier this season before being sent to the minors.

St. Louis: Opponents know that one of the biggest keys to beating the Blues is to find a way to shut down their leading scorer, right winger Vladimir Tarasenko (9 goals and 22 points). However, teams have more than Tarasenko to worry about now because of the way the combination of left winger Jaden Schwartz, center Paul Stastny and right winger David Perron are playing since being placed on a line together. Perron owns two goals and eight assists in his last seven games, Schwartz has scored five goals and assisted on three more in his last six games and Stastny has added two goals and two assists in his last five games.

The pick: As noted, Dallas has scored one or two goals in four of its last six games and goaltender Antti Niemi, delivered a 30-save performance in the team's last game. The Blues are allowing just 1.67 GPG at home this year and goaltender Allen is 7-0-2 with a 1.42 goals-against average and .947 save percentage at Scottrade Center this season. The Under is a 10* play.