St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey LeagueCanadiens host the Blues after Suzuki's 2-goal game
St. Louis Blues (5-3, in the Central Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (2-4-1, in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the St. Louis Blues after Nicholas Suzuki's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Canadiens' 7-2 loss.
Montreal has a 2-4-1 record overall and a 2-3-0 record in home games. The Canadiens have conceded 27 goals while scoring 18 for a -9 scoring differential.
St. Louis has a 5-3 record overall and a 3-1-0 record on the road. The Blues have a 2-1-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Suzuki has two goals and five assists for the Canadiens. Oliver Kapanen has scored goals over the past 10 games.
Pavel Buchnevich has three goals and three assists for the Blues. Matthew Kessel has over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 2-4-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 3.3 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Blues: 5-3-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.1 assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: None listed.
Blues: None listed.
Regular Season SeriesSeries starts 10/26
Statistics
STL | MTL | |
---|---|---|
2.63 | Goals Against per Game | 3.86 |
31.9 | Shots Against per Game | 35.0 |
76.2 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 88.0 |
5 | Power Play Goals Against | 3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
3.00 | Goals For per Game | 2.57 |
27.5 | Shots per Game | 25.6 |
3 | Power Play Goals | 6 |
17.6 | Power Play Percentage | 23.1 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
59 | Penalty Minutes | 73 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Justin Barron, D | Out | Oct 26 |
Kaiden Guhle, D | Out | Oct 26 |
Juraj Slafkovsky, LW | Out | Oct 22 |
Mike Matheson, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 18 |
Jayden Struble, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 15 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Nick Leddy, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
Robert Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
Alexey Toropchenko, RW | Day-To-Day | Oct 23 |
Oskar Sundqvist, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 14 |
Alexandre Texier, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 14 |