Three games into a bold move by the Blues, left winger Paul Kariya is still searching for his offensive touch.

A week ago in Philadelphia, Kariya was placed on the team's defensive stopper unit and taken off the power play. Despite registering nine shots in the last three games, including a season-high five shots against Vancouver on Tuesday, Kariya remains pointless.

In fact, going into Thursday's game against Nashville, his scoring drought had extended to eight games.

"I thought we've played very well," Kariya said of the stopper unit. "We haven't seen much (point-wise), but we've been creating a lot of scoring chances, creating a lot of scoring chances.

"It's been great playing with them. It's nice to play on the same line and get some chemistry going there. I know what they're trying to do and what I'm trying to do and every game it's getting better."

Minus Kariya in the last three games, the Blues' power play was three for 15 (20 percent). Through 13 games this season, the power play was seven for 48 (14.5 percent).

"Our power play was struggling and it wasn't doing very well," Kariya said. "As a guy on it, you've got to take responsibility if things aren't going well. We've been better the last couple of games and got a big win (Tuesday night), so as long as that keeps going, then everyone's got to do their part."

Kariya admitted, though, that it was difficult to hear he was off the power play.

"It's not something I'm used to, but Andy (Murray) is the coach and makes the decisions," Kariya said. "I'm ready to do whatever it takes to help this team win, and that means playing on the penalty kill, playing 5-on-5 or whatever."

CENTER OF ATTENTION

Against the Predators on Thursday, Andy McDonald played his third straight game at center, where he spent most of his career before being moved to left wing after his ankle injury last year.

"We weren't producing (offensively), and there's only so much the coach can do in terms of shuffling the lines, moving players around," McDonald said. "It's just an idea to get the offense going."

BLUE NOTES

The Blues had the same lineup Thursday as they used Tuesday against Vancouver, meaning forward Brad Winchester and defensemen Carlo Colaiacovo and Alex Pietrangelo were healthy scratches.