NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues with Line Combinations 2/6/2025

Sergei Bobrovsky in net for the Florida Panthers
Bobrovsky celebrates a shutout against Ottawa. Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports

Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues

Venue: Enterprise Center
Date: Thursday, February 6
Time: 8:00 pm CST 
TV: ESPN+ / FDSNMW / SCRIPPS
Radio
Florida – AM 560 Sports WQAM / 1230 WBZT / WCTH-FM 100.3
St. Louis – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Florida
-1.5 ML +150
St. Louis +1.5 ML -180
O/U 5.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes: 

While the NHL trade buzz has been rampant the last week, the Florida Panthers will be shopping modestly with slim cap space and few assets to move. One position Florida will be looking to improve is defense. Since the departure of Brandon Montour, the Panthers have struggled to get the production they need from the blue line.

St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

The Blues have lost 4 out of their last five games, on top of being 11 points behind the Colorado Avalanche in the standings. Playoff hopes have passed. After terminating Brandon Saad’s contract, the Blues should be looking to add more long-term solutions.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines:

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
Boqvist-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Rodrigues
Gadjovich-Nosek-Greer

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Kulikov
Balinskis-Schmidt

Bobrovsky
Knight

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St. Louis Blues Projected Lines:

Buchnevich-Thomas-Kyrou
Holloway-Schenn-Joseph
Neighbours-Sundqvist-Bolduc
Toropchenko-Faksa-Texier

Broberg-Faulk
Fowler-Parayko
Suter-Tucker

Binnington
Hofer

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

The goaltending tandem of Spencer Knight and Sergei Bobrovsky has been outstanding in net for the Panthers, giving the team a chance to win no matter who is in the net.

St. Louis Blues

Jordan Kyrou leads the team in goals with 23 and points with 44. Pavel Buchnevich has 4 points in his last ten games and 33 in 52 games this season.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

RW Mackie Samoskevich – Day To Day

St. Louis Blues

D Nick Leddy – IR
D Torey Krug – LTIR – Will Miss The Entire Season
C Alexandre Texier – Illness

Next Game:

Florida Panthers – February 8 vs. Ottawa Senators
St. Louis Blues – February 8 vs. Chicago Blackhawks

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