NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues with Line Combinations 3/20/2025

Elias Pettersson #40 skating for the Vancouver Canucks
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Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues

Venue: Enterprise Center
Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 6:30 PM CST
TV: ESPN+/ HULU / DISNEY+ / SNP
Radio:
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
St. Louis Blues – 101 ESPN (101.1 FM)

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vancouver +1.5 ML -218
St. Louis -1.5 ML +180
O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

As the Canucks continue to battle for their playoff position, they’ve released a new marketing slogan: ‘All together, all in.’ Vancouver has 14 games left on the schedule, and they’ve got the St. Louis Blues hot on their case, tied at 75 points.

St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

While St. Louis is tied in points with the Canucks, they’ve played one more game. This game will be a crucial win for the Blues if they hope to battle it out for the final Wild Card position.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Hoglander-E.Pettersson-DeBrusk
Sherwood-Blueger Chytil-Boeser
Joshua-Suter-Garland
O’Connor-Aman-Lekkerimaki

Hughes-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-Mancini

Lankinen
Silovs

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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-Leddy

Binnington
Hofer

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Elias Pettersson has stepped up for the Canucks lately, with three goals and seven points in the last five games.

St. Louis Blues

Jordan Kyrou has five goals in his last five games. Dylan Holloway has seven points and two power play goals in the last five games.

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

D Noah Juulsen – IR
G Thatcher Demko – IR
F Filip Chytil – DTD
RW Conor Garland – Questionable

St. Louis Blues

Tyler Tucker – DTD
Alexandre Texier – DTD
Torey Krug – LTIR

Next Game:

Vancouver Canucks  – March 22 at New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues – March 22 vs. Chicago Blackhawks

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