NHL Game Preview: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 12/23/2024

NHL Game Preview: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 12/23/2024

St. Louis Blues (15-16-4, 34 Points) at. Detroit Red Wings (13-16-4, 30 Points) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Monday, December 23
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/ FanDuel Sports Network Midwest/Fan Duel Sports Network Detroit
Radio:
St. Louis – 101.1 FM
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

St. Louis +1.5 ML -105
Detroit -1.5 ML -115
O/U 5.5

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St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

The Blues suffered their third straight loss on Saturday as they lost 2-1 in overtime to the Florida Panthers. St. Louis is 4-4-2 in their last ten. They currently rank in the bottom of the league in goals per game with a 2.46 average.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings dropped back-to-back games to the Montreal Canadiens over the weekend and fell to 15th in the Eastern Conference. It hasn’t been an ideal season for Detroit as they currently rank 31st in penalty kill, and 25th in goals allowed.

St. Louis Blues Projected Lines

Neighbours-Thomas-Buchnevich
Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou
Texier-Sundqvist-Bolduc
Toropchenko-Faska-Walker
Fowler-Parayko
Suter-Faulk
Broberg-Perunovich

Hofer
Binnington

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Tarasenko–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Copp–Kane
Rasmussen-Compher-Motte
Veleno–Kasper–Berggren
Edvinsson–Seider
Holl–Petry
Gustafsson-Lagesson

Talbot
Lyon

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Players To Watch:

St. Louis Blues

Pavel Buchnevich this season has 22 points on nine goals and 13 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 17 times in his career recording 12 points on four goals and eight assists; last season in two games he had an assist.

Detroit Red Wings

Michael Rasmussen this season has 12 points on six goals and six assists. He’s faced the Blues six times in his career recording five points on two goals and three assists; four of his five points came last season as he scored two goals and had two assists. 

Injury Report:

St. Louis Blues

D Nick Leddy – IR
C Radek Faksa – Day To Day
D Torey Krug – LTIR – Will Miss The Entire Season
D Philip Broberg – Day to day

Detroit Red Wings

D Simon Edvinsson – Out

Next Up

Detroit: December 27 vs Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis: December 27 vs Nashville Predators

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