Skidding Blues look to knock down surging Islanders

The New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues are traveling in opposite directions heading into their game Thursday night.

The streaking Islanders have won four straight games while the slumping Blues have recorded five consecutive regulation losses for the first time since February of 2018.

NewYork opened its three-game road trip with a 3-1 victory Tuesday at Chicago. The Blues, who fell to Los Angeles 5-1 Monday, will ca