Pietrangelo picked up a power-play assist, five shots on goal and four PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks in Game 1 of their first-round series.

EDGE Analysis

Pietrangelo assisted on a David Perron goal in the first period, giving the former his first point in four postseason games. The 30-year-old Pietrangelo has added 12 shots, nine blocked shots and six PIM. He had 16 goals and 52 points during the regular season -- the Blues' captain will need to make a bigger impact on the scoresheet if they are to tie the series at one in Friday's Game 2.

Pietrangelo scored twice in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.

EDGE Analysis

Pietrangelo's two-goal effort gave him a career-best 16 this year. He's up to 52 points, which is just two shy of his previous best in that category. The 30-year-old blueliner has added 225 shots on goal, a plus-11 rating and 89 blocked shots in 70 contests this season.

Pietrangelo posted a goal, two shots and three hits across 25:19 in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Stars.

EDGE Analysis

Pietrangelo has failed to light the lamp in 16 straight games despite firing a whopping 51 shots on net, but he has registered nine assists in that span. The 30-year-old blueliner will likely hit career highs in all notable categories this season, as he's posted 49 points (13 goals, 36 assists) thus far.

Pietrangelo (illness) had two shots and one block in 20:39 of ice time Sunday in a 4-1 win over the Wild.

EDGE Analysis

Pietrangelo sat out St. Louis' previous game Friday with an illness, but was back taking his regular shift Sunday. The veteran had a quiet night in terms of the scoresheet but logged plenty of minutes at even strength and on special teams. The 30-year-old has 13 goals and 47 points after 62 games.

Pietrangelo (illness) is expected to return to the lineup for Sunday's game against Minnesota, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

EDGE Analysis

Pietrangelo missed Friday's game against Dallas with an illness, but as evidenced by this news, he is healthy enough to return to the lineup. The 30-year-old will return to his usual role atop the depth chart on defense and the first power-play unit.

Pietrangelo (illness) won't play in Friday's game against the Stars, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Pietrangelo will be a big loss on the blue line for the Blues, as he's averaged 24:13 per game this season. Robert Bortuzzo will enter the lineup on the third pairing, while Colton Parayko may see a larger share of playing time to cover Pietrangelo's absence.

Pietrangelo recorded two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

EDGE Analysis

Pietrangelo helped out on the first and third of Zach Sanford's four goals in the contest. The 30-year-old defenseman has slowed down with just three assists in six February games so far. For the season, Pietrangelo has 46 points (13 tallies, 33 helpers), 179 shots and 73 blocks through 57 appearances.

Pietrangelo notched an assist, four shots on goal and three blocked shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers.

EDGE Analysis

Pietrangelo set up David Perron for the Blues' first goal at 10:57 of the second period. The All-Star defenseman has three helpers in as many games since the break. He's up to 43 points (13 tallies, 30 assists), 163 shots and 67 blocks in 52 contests. At this point, it's safe to say Pietrangelo has a good chance of exceeding his career-high 54-point effort from 2017-18.

Pietrangelo posted two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Flames.

EDGE Analysis

Pietrangelo had secondary helpers on goals by David Perron and Jaden Schwartz only 44 seconds apart late in the first period. It's the fourth multi-point effort in the last nine games for the defenseman. Pietrangelo is up to 42 points (13 tallies, 29 helpers) in 51 games, eclipsing last year's output in 20 fewer outings.

Pietrangelo scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Avalanche.

EDGE Analysis

It's the veteran blueliner's seventh multi-point performance in the last 13 games, and Pietrangelo has piled up six goals and 16 points over that stretch. He's already reached 40 points for the fourth straight season and the eighth time in his career, and he's got his sights firmly set on topping the career-high 15 goals and 54 points he collected in 2017-18.