NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues with Line Combinations 1/27/2025

Jake DeBrusk #74 skating for the Vancouver Canucks
Photo via Sportsnet

Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues

Venue: Enterprise Center
Date: Monday, January 27
Time: 6:30 pm CST 
TV: ESPN+ / PRIME(Canada only) / FDSNMW
Radio
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
St. Louis – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver
+1.5 ML -230
St. Louis -1.5 ML +190
O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

With the Carolina Hurricanes adding Mikko Rantanen, they’re likely bailing out on J.T. Miller or Elias Pettersson. Vancouver is still searching for a suitor on the trade front, and things have narrowed to the New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, and Boston Bruins as the prime contenders.

St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

St. Louis has lost back-to-back games, and the gap in the Central Division standings is growing. The Blues are in must-win territory to keep their postseason hopes alive. They’re currently 3 points out of a Wild Card position and 12 points back of third place in the Central.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Pettersson-Garland
Suter-Miller-Boeser
Heinen-Blueger-Sherwood
Karlsson-Sasson-Di Guiuseppe

Hughes-Friedman
Soucy-Hronek
Forbort-Desharnais

Demko
Lankinen

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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-Tucker

Binnington
Hofer

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Quinn Hughes leads the team in points with 54. First-year Canuck, Jake DeBrusk, leads the team in goals with 17.

St. Louis Blues

Jordan Binnington hasn’t been stellar in the net for the Blues; if he can steal a few games, this team can climb the standings quickly.

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

D Tyler Myers – Out
F Dakota Joshua – IR
D Noah Juulsen – IR

St. Louis Blues

D Nick Leddy – IR
LW Jake Neighbours – Questionable
D Torey Krug – LTIR – Will Miss The Entire Season

Next Game:

Vancouver Canucks – January 29 at Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues – January 31 at Colorado Avalanche

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