NHL Game Preview: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 12/10/2024

Quinn Hughes skating of the Vancouver Canucks

St. Louis Blues (13-13-2, 28 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (14-8-4, 32 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena

Date: Tuesday, December 10

Time: 9:00 pm CT / 7:00 pm PT

TV: ESPN + / FDSM / Sportsnet

Radio:

St. Louis Blues – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)

Vancouver Canucks – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

St. Louis Blues +1.5 ML +145

Vancouver Canucks -1.5 ML -170

O/U 5.5

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St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

The Blues are tied for fifth in the Central Division and have a -14 goal differential on the season. St. Louis is 8-7-1 away from home and is 5-4-1 in their last ten games. The Blues are 11-1-1 in games when they score three goals or more. This is the first meeting of the season between Vancouver and St. Louis.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

Vancouver is in third place in the Pacific Division and is only 4-6-3 at home this season. The Canucks have a +2 goal differential this season and are 5-4-1 in their last ten games. Vancouver is 8-3-1 this year when they score a powerplay goal. Demko could get his first start of the season between the pipes tonight.

St. Louis Blues Projected Lines:

Neighbours-Thomas-Buchnevich

Saad-Schenn-Kyrou

Holloway-Sundqvist-Bolduc

Toropchenko-Faksa-Walker

Broberg-Parayko

Suter-Faulk

Perunovich-Kessel

Binnington

Hofer

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Pettersson-Boeser

Joshua-Suter-Garland

Hoglander-Blueger-Sherwood

Sasson-Raty-Heinen

Hughes-Myers

Soucy-Juulsen

Brannstrom-Desharnais

Lankinen

Demko

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Players To Watch:

St. Louis Blues

Jordan Kyrou leads all Blues skaters in points with 23 in 28 games. Kyrou, Dylan Holloway, and Jake Neighbours are tied for the team lead in goals with nine. Kyrou leads the Blues in assists with 14 while Neighbors leads the team in plus/minus with a +7.

Vancouver Canucks

Quinn Hughes leads the Canucks in scoring with 32 points (7g, 25a) in 28 games. The 25-year-old Orlando, Florida native has a seven-game point streak with four multi-point games over that span. Jake DeBrusk went the entire month of October without a goal, but has 12 goals since November 2 and leads the team in that category.

Injury Report:

St. Louis Blues

D Nick Leddy – IR

D Torey Krug – LTIR – Will Miss The Entire Season

Vancouver Canucks

D Filip Hronek – IR

C J.T. Miller – Indefinite Leave of Absence

D Derek Forbort – Day To Day – Personal Reasons

Next game:

St. Louis Blues – December 12 vs. San Jose Sharks

Vancouver Canucks – December 12 vs. Florida Panthers

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