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St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Bruins · THU · OCT 29 · 7:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
VS
Boston Bruins
Bruins
2–1–0
Upcoming
THU · OCT 29 · 7:00 PM CT
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St. Louis Blues
Home · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Discipline matters tonight: the Blues' penalty kill ranks 24th and Boston's power play is 10th in the league.
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Boston Bruins
Away · Bruins
2–1–0
4 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Bruins
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Bruins
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
JJ Peterka · Elias Lindholm · David Pastrnak
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Casey Mittelstadt · Pavel Zacha · Morgan Geekie
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
James Hagens · Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Tanner Jeannot · Sean Kuraly · Mark Kastelic
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Hampus Lindholm · Will Borgen
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Nikita Zadorov · Connor Clifton
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Jonathan Aspirot · Mason Lohrei
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Morgan Geekie · Pavel Zacha · JJ Peterka · David Pastrnak · Hampus Lindholm
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
James Hagens · Fraser Minten · Casey Mittelstadt · Elias Lindholm · Mason Lohrei
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Sean Kuraly · Mark Kastelic · Hampus Lindholm · Will Borgen
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov · Nikita Zadorov · Connor Clifton
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
BruinsProjected lines
L1
JJ Peterka · Elias Lindholm · David Pastrnak
L2
Casey Mittelstadt · Pavel Zacha · Morgan Geekie
L3
James Hagens · Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov
L4
Tanner Jeannot · Sean Kuraly · Mark Kastelic
D1
Hampus Lindholm · Will Borgen
D2
Nikita Zadorov · Connor Clifton
D3
Jonathan Aspirot · Mason Lohrei
PP1
Morgan Geekie · Pavel Zacha · JJ Peterka · David Pastrnak · Hampus Lindholm
PP2
James Hagens · Fraser Minten · Casey Mittelstadt · Elias Lindholm · Mason Lohrei
PK1
Sean Kuraly · Mark Kastelic · Hampus Lindholm · Will Borgen
PK2
Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov · Nikita Zadorov · Connor Clifton
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Belle Fraser · Oct 3 · 6:41 PM CT
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Bruins
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Matthew Poitras
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
BruinsInjury report
Matthew Poitras
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Belle Fraser · Oct 3 · 6:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Bruins lost their last game and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Discipline matters tonight: the Blues' penalty kill ranks 24th and Boston's power play is 10th in the league.

The numbers behind it
Special Teams
Boston's power play ranks 10th while St. Louis' penalty kill ranks 24th.
10th / 24th PP vs PK