THE WEEK AHEAD

Tonight, vs. St. Louis, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net -- The Blues have been one of the hottest teams since Mike Kitchen took over on Feb. 24.

Thursday, vs. San Jose, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net -- The Sharks handed the Kings a sound 3-1 defeat at San Jose on Saturday.

Saturday, vs. Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports Net -- Pavel Datsyuk has 25 goals and 61 points for Detroit, which is 3-0 against the Kings this season.

Monday, vs. Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports Net -- Raffi Torres and Ryan Smyth lead the Oilers in goals with 20 each.

-- Lonnie White