WHERE — Scottrade Center

WHEN — 7:05 p.m.

TV, RADIO — Fox Sports Midwest, KMOX (1120 AM)

BLUES PREVIEW — After posting a record of 7-10-1 against the Eastern Conference last season, the Blues are 1-2 against the East this season, with a win over Carolina and losses to Atlanta and Pittsburgh.

PANTHERS PREVIEW — Florida is looking to avoid a ninth straight season of missing the playoffs. The Panthers are headed in the wrong direction with only five points in their first 10 games.

WHAT TO WATCH — Florida center Steve Reinprecht has been his team's best offensive weapon this season, picking up his fifth goal in six games prior to Friday's matchup with the Dallas Stars.

INJURIES — BLUES — D Carlo Colaiacovo (flu), RW T.J. Oshie (appendix), LW Alex Steen (wrist), D Barret Jackman (ankle) and D.J. King (hand); PANTHERS — LW Nick Tarnasky (orbital bone), LW David Booth (concussion) and RW Radek Dvorak (knee), out.