St. Louis, MO (My Sportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks try to gain some ground in the Western Conference playoff race tonight when they head to St. Louis to face off with the Blues at the Savvis Center.

Todd Bertuzzi recorded his first hat trick of the season and third of his career, leading the Canucks to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday.

Pat Kavanagh posted his first NHL goal and Alexander Auld turned away 26 of the 28 shots he faced for Vancouver, which improved to 7-1-4-1 in its last 13 games on the road.

Bertuzzi, with 42 markers, is now tied for the NHL lead with teammate Markus Naslund and Ottawa's Marian Hossa.

With the win, the Canucks have pulled even with Dallas at 95 points for the second seed in the Western Conference. Detroit, which will play the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins tonight, is on top with 96 points.

Earlier on Monday it was learned that newly acquired forward Brad May would miss at least a week after suffering a concussion at the hands of Mats Sundin of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. After being carried off the ice on a stretcher, May underwent neurological tests at a local hospital. The Canucks aren't sure when May will play again.

Vancouver will head home for four games following tonight's tilt and is 22-8-6-1 on the road this season.

St. Louis, currently tied for fourth in the West with 89 points, comes into Tuesday's contest riding a three-game unbeaten string after Saturday's 1-0 win over the Nashville Predators. With a win tonight the Blues will clinch a playoff spot.

Cory Stillman's goal with four minutes left in the third period lifted St. Louis to the win, while Chris Osgood's third shutout of the season gave the Blues their sixth win in eight games (6-1-1).

Osgood stopped 35 shots to post the 37th shutout of his career and first since joining St. Louis in a trade with the New York Islanders.

Pavol Demitra and Eric Boguniecki each notched an assist for the Blues, who are tied with Colorado in the conference.

Vancouver, which is 2-0-1 this season against the Blues, is unbeaten in its last four versus St. Louis (2-0-2). The Canucks, though, are just 2-9-1 in their last 12 trips to the Gateway City.