After two years as the Blues unquestioned No.1 netminder, Allen was pushed aside by Jordan Binnington last year. After Binnington was called-up, Allen starts 42.3 percent of the games and went 9-9-4 with a 2.54 GAA and .910 SV%. Allen is now one of the best backup options in the NHL and has standalone value because he will get matchups like the one he has tonight in Ottawa.

Allen allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Blues win in New Jersey on Saturday. Allen will start the front-end of the Blues back-to-back with Jordan Binnington likely starting the last two games of the season. Allen is 2-1-2 with a 1.74 GAA, .937 SV% and one shutout in his last five starts.

Allen allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Blues win in New Jersey on Saturday. Allen will likely start the front-end of the Blues back-to-back with Jordan Binnington likely starting the last two games of the season. Allen is 2-1-2 with a 1.74 GAA, .937 SV% and one shutout in his last five starts.

Allen stopped all 28 shots that he faced in the Blues shutout win in Los Angeles on Thursday. It was an impressive outing for Allen, who will be making consecutive starts for the first time since Jan.3rd/5th. Allen has not faced the Sharks this season but has gone 10-7-3 with a 2.25 GAA, .925 SV% and three shutouts on the road.

Allen allowed four goals on 44 shots in the Blues win in Nashville last Sunday. With the emergence of Jordan Binnington, Allen has only started twice in the last month of play. He has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.43 GAA and .930 SV% in two starts against the Avalanche this season.

Allen allowed one goal on 29 shots in the Blues win in Washington on Monday. Jordan Binnington gave him a breather on Tuesday, so look for Allen to face the Bruins on Thursday night. The 28-year-old has not seen Boston this season but has played much better on the road—7-5-2, 2.21 GAA, .925 SV% and one shutout in 14 starts.

Allen allowed three gaols on 17 shots in the Blues loss to the Stars last Tuesday. Allen has now lost four of his last five starts (1-4-0) while posting a 3.46 GAA and .844 SV%. Things won’t get any easier against the Metro-leading Capitals—Allen stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 5-2 win in his first start vs. Washington (Jan.3).

Allen allowed four goals on just 14 shots in the Blues loss to the Islanders on Saturday. Jordan Binnington gave him the night off last night and recorded a shutout in his first career NHL start but they’ll come back to Allen tonight vs. the Stars. Allen is 8-8-2 with a 3.67 GAA and .880 SV% on home-ice this year.

Allen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Blues win over the Capitals on Thursday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Allen, who comes into Saturday’s game at 8-7-2 with a 3.64 GAA and .885 SV% on home-ice. Tonight he will try to slow down an Islanders team that has won five in a row and seven of their last eight.

Allen allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Blues loss to the Rangers on Monday. Allen wrapped up December at 6-5-1 with a 2.77 GAA, .907 SV% and one shutout in 12 starts. Allen has played better recently but he will be in tough against the visiting Capitals—Washington is 16-4-0 while averaging 3.80 goals for per game in their last 20 games.