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

Season 26-27
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St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
@
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
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St. Louis Blues
Away · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Robert Thomas has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings.
Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Canadiens
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
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
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
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
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Robert Thomas has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings.

Joel Hofer has Noah Dobson figured out, 12 shots without a goal. A milestone is in reach for Chris Kreider: 3 more goals for 700 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Player
Robert Thomas has 6 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(St. Louis)
6 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Player
Dylan Holloway has 5 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(St. Louis)
5 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Matchup
Noah Dobson has 12 shots on Joel Hofer without a goal.
(Montreal)
0/12 vs Joel Hofer
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals