NHL Game Preview: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 3/7/2025

St. Louis Blues (30-27-6, 66 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (27-27-7, 61 Pts)

Venue: Honda Center
Date: Friday, March 7
Time: 10:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSN MW/Victory+
Radio:
St. Louis – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

St. Louis -1.5 ML -148
Anaheim: +1.5 ML +124
O/U 5.5

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St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

The Blues got back in the win column on Wednesday with a 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings. They have won five of their last six games and are averaging 4.17 goals per game while allowing 2.33 goals per game. Robert Thomas is on an 11-game point streak recording 15 points on five goals and ten assists.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks suffered a 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. They are 6-3-1 in their last ten games averaging 3.20 goals per game while allowing 2.70 goals per game. They are barely hanging on in the playoff race but they moved Brian Dumoulin yesterday almost signaling the white flag on this season.

St. Louis Blues Projected Lines:

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

Fowler-Faulk
Broberg-Leddy
Suter-

Binnington
Hofer

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Zegras-Carlsson-Killorn
Gauthier-McTavish-Colangelo
Harkins-Lundestrom-Leason

Lacombe-Gudas
Mintyukov-Trouba
Zellweger-Helleson

Dostal
Gibson

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Players To Watch:

St. Louis Blues

Pavel Buchnevich this season has 43 points on 13 goals and 30 assists. He’s faced the Ducks 17 times in his career recording 16 points on six goals and ten assists; in the matchup earlier this season he recorded a goal and an assist.

Anaheim Ducks

Radko Gudas this season has 13 points on one goal and 12 assists. He’s faced the Blues 16 times in his career recording four points on a goal and three assists; he recorded an assist in the matchup earlier this season.

Injury Report:

St. Louis Blues

D Torey Krug – IR
D Colton Parayko – IR  

Anaheim Ducks

F Robby Fabbri – IR
G John Gibson – DTD  
F Brock McGinn – IR

Next Game

St. Louis – March 8 at Los Angeles Kings
Anaheim – March 9 vs. New York Islanders

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