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Blues go for fourth straight win

Jan 11, 2008 - 12:51 PM St Louis (22-14-5) at Columbus (19-18-6) 7:00 pm EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) - The St. Louis Blues go for their fourth straight win and second in less than a week over the Columbus Blue Jackets when the two teams clash on Friday.

St. Louis is 2-2-0 against their Central Division rival this season, including a 6-1 triumph on Tuesday. Andy McDonald had two goals and an assist in the victory.

The Blues most recent win came Thursday in a 4-2 victory over Dallas, which pushed the team to a season-high eight games over .500.

Paul Kariya had a goal and two assists in Thursday's win, breaking a personal four-game scoring drought.

The Blue Jackets have lost three of their last four games and are in danger of falling to the .500 mark for the first time since October 21.

Rick Nash leads the team with 22 goals and 37 assists, while goaltender Pascal Leclaire is 13-8-3 with a 1.97 goals-against average. Leclaire also leads the league with seven shutouts.