Arena: Scottrade Center
Time: Fri, April 09, 2010 at 8:00 PM ET
League: NHL – United States of America

Last 10 matches: Anaheim 5-2-3; St. Louis 6-4-0
Fourth and final meeting. Ty Conklin stopped all 26 shots he faced and ex-Duck Andy McDonald scored twice in a 5-0 St. Louis win on Oct. 17. Anaheim then responded with a pair of victories in January, including a 4-3 shootout decision in the most recent matchup on Jan. 23 at the Scottrade Center. James Wisniewski had the decisive tally in the seventh round. Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf is nursing a sprained left ankle, while forward Joffrey Lupul (back surgery) and defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky (broken right hand) are also out. … Tkachuk and McDonald (undisclosed) are day-to-day for the Blues, as are forward Patrik Berglund (upper body) and defenseman Barret Jackman (upper body).
In an even 1,200 career games with Winnipeg, Phoenix, Atlanta and St. Louis, Tkachuk has recorded 538 goals and 1,063 points. He had a pair of 50-goal seasons with the Coyotes, including a career-high 52 in 1996-97. The previous season, Tkachuk put up 50 goals and a career-high 98 points. He had 28 goals and 56 points in 89 career playoff games.
Keith Tkachuk announced earlier this week that he will hang up his skates at the end of the season. Since the Blues aren’t playoff-bound, that means the veteran power forward’s final home game will be Friday. The team will pay tribute to him afterward. Tkachuk is ninth on the team in scoring this season, with 13 goals and 30 points in 66 games. Results and goal’s highlights, will be available soon.. stay tuned.