PHILADELPHIA — A staple on the power play for much of his 15-year NHL career, Blues forward Paul Kariya was held off of the struggling unit Saturday against the Flyers.

Kariya also was moved from one of the Blues' scoring lines onto the team's defensive stopper unit with Jay McClement and B.J. Crombeen.

The Blues, who came into Saturday's game ranked No. 25 in the NHL on the power play, were 0 for four with the man-advantage in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Flyers.

"We were going to use (Kariya) a lot killing penalties," Blues coach Andy Murray said. "It was a matter of not overtaxing Paul ... If you check his minutes, he played a ton. And when you're playing on that 'stopper' unit, you're playing a lot. I always come back with the 'stopper' unit after a power play, so I wanted Paul for that, too."

Kariya played 16 minutes Saturday, including just 30 seconds with the Blues shorthanded.

Of Kariya's 388 career goals, 137 have come on the power play, ranking him seventh among active players and 53rd in NHL history. He has been on the ice for 551 power-play goals in his career, which puts him 75th in NHL history.

One of Kariya's team-high four goals this season came on the power play, and two of his three assists have been with the man-advantage.

Rookie Lars Eller, who had a power-play goal in his NHL debut Thursday, took Kariya's spot.

OVERTIME FOR OSHIE

For the second straight game, Blues right winger T.J. Oshie double-shifted on lines centered by David Backes and Patrik Berglund. "The more you get out there, the more you get comfortable," said Oshie, who played 16:02 Saturday vs. the Flyers.