Biggest problem reared its ugly head again: not generating enough offense, refusal to funnel pucks to the net when traffic is there; when chances are there, not burying them with regularity; goaltendi

The Islanders and Blues split the season series last year 1-1-0, but the Isles have had more success in their own building recently. The Islanders were blanked in their past two away games in St. Louis (4-0 on Feb. 22 and 1-0 on Oct. 17) but are 6-1-1 in their past eight games at home.

The Blues and Islanders combined for one goal at even-strength Saturday as the Blues lost 3-1, their seventh loss in the last nine games.