NHL Game Preview: St Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 1/31/2025

Cale Makar warms up versus Columbus

St. Louis Blues (23-24-4, 50 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2, 60 pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Friday, January 31
Time: 8:30 pm CST
TV: ESPN+ / KTVD / ALT
Radio:
Winnipeg – Power 97
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
St. Louis +1.5 ML +154
Colorado -1.5 ML -185
O/U 5.5

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St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

The Blues suffered their third straight loss on Monday in a 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. They are now 5-7-0 in January and sit seven points back for the final wild card spot in the Western Conference.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche suffered a 5-2 loss on Monday to the New York Islanders. With the loss they dropped to 6-6-2 in January but they still hold the top wild card spot in the Western Conference.

St. Louis Blues Projected Lines

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

Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Suter-Tucker

Binnington
Hofer

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Lehkonon-MacKinnon-Necas
Drouin-Mittelstadt-Parssinen
Colton-Drury-Wood
Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
De Haan-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

St. Louis Blues

Robert Thomas this season has 36 points on 12 goals and 24 assists. He’s faced the Avalanche 23 times in his career recording 15 points on six goals and nine assists; last season in four games he had two goals and four assists.

Colorado Avalanche

Johnathan Drouin this season has 17 points on four goals and 13 assists. He’s faced the Blues 15 times in his career recording 15 points on four goals and 11 assists; in three games last season he had four assists

Injury Report:

St. Louis Blues

D Nick Leddy – IR
D Torey Krug – LTIR – Will Miss The Entire Season

Colorado Avalanche

LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Tucker Poolman – IR
D Oliver Kylington – IR
RW Valeri Nichushkin – IR

Next Game

St. Louis Blues – February 2nd at Utah Hockey Club
Colorado Avalanche – February 2nd vs. Philadelphia Flyers

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