NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues with Line Combinations 3/25/2025

Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues

Venue: Enterprise Center
Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 7:00 PM CST
TV: ESPN+ / Matrix-MW / TSN2 / RDS / Victory+
Radio:
Montreal – TSN 690
St. Louis – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal +1.5 ML -198
St. Louis -1.5 ML +164
O/U 5.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

Montreal is coming into a hot St. Louis team as they try to hold onto the final Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference. The Habs are 2-3 in the last five games and will struggle to hold onto their position with the Islanders and Rangers charging up the standings.

St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

The Blues are on a six-game winning streak and continue to climb in the Central Division race. Meanwhile, the Blues are creating distance on the Vancouver Canucks.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines:

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Roy-Newhook-Laine
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Heineman-Evans-Armia

Matheson-Carrier
Struble-Hutson
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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St. Louis Blues Projected Lines:

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

Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Suter-Leddy

Binnington
Hofer

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Juraj Slafkovsky has four goals in the last five games. Christian Dvorak has six points in the last five games.

St. Louis Blues

Dylan Holloway has nine points in the last five games, two goals and seven assists. Holloway is riding a seven game point streak.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months
D Kaiden Guhle – Out indefinitely
C Kirby Dach – Out for season

St. Louis Blues

D Colton Parayko – OUT
D Torey Krug – LTIR
LW Pavel Buchnevich – OUT

Next Game:

Montreal Canadiens  – March 27 at Philadelphia Flyers
St. Louis Blues – March 27 at Nashville Predators

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