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St. Louis Blues vs New York Rangers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Rangers · SUN · DEC 27 · 4:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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SUN · DEC 27 · 4:00 PM CT
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STLNHL · BN+ · MSG 2
St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
VS
New York Rangers
Rangers
2–1–0
Upcoming
SUN · DEC 27 · 4:00 PM CT
STLNHL · BN+ · MSG 2
St. Louis Blues
Home · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
The problem is Will Cuylle, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Blues.
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New York Rangers
Away · Rangers
2–1–0
4 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Rangers
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Igor Shesterkin
Igor Shesterkin
Likely · 25267-igor-shesterkin
.935 SV% · 1.51 GAA · 1W
.922 SV% L5 · Locked in
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Rangers
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
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
RangersProjected lines
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Rangers
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
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
RangersInjury report
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Rangers have won 2 straight and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

The problem is Will Cuylle, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Blues.

Igor Shesterkin has Colton Parayko figured out, 13 shots without a goal. Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Player
Will Cuylle has 5 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(New York)
5 pts, last 4 vs STL
Matchup
Colton Parayko has 13 shots on Igor Shesterkin without a goal.
(St. Louis)
0/13 vs Igor Shesterkin
Milestone
Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.
99 career goals
Milestone
Mika Zibanejad is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals