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St. Louis Blues vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Thursday, January 21, 2027 · Centre Bell

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Game preview

The St. Louis Blues visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Thursday, January 21, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on STLNHL, BN+, ABC32 and TSN2.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blues

Game 2 of a road trip: Toronto, now Montréal.

  1. 112027-01-11: no game
  2. 122027-01-12: no game
  3. 132027-01-13: at LAK
  4. 142027-01-14: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 152027-01-15: no game
  6. 162027-01-16: vs MIN
  7. 172027-01-17: no game
  8. 182027-01-18: at TOR
  9. 192027-01-19: no game
  10. 202027-01-20: no game
  11. 212027-01-21: at MTL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~313 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~974 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Canadiens

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Nashville, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Washington).

  1. 112027-01-11: no game
  2. 122027-01-12: no game
  3. 132027-01-13: vs NJD
  4. 142027-01-14: at NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 152027-01-15: no game
  6. 162027-01-16: at PHI
  7. 172027-01-17: no game
  8. 182027-01-18: at BUF
  9. 192027-01-19: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 202027-01-20: no game
  11. 212027-01-21: vs STL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~489 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,687 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

St. Louis BluesBluesTue, Oct 13 at OTT
  1. L1Holloway#81Thomas#18Snuggerud#21
    11:03 together at 5v5
  2. L2Buchnevich#89Neighbours#63Dvorsky#15
    8:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3McMichael#77McTavish#83Berggren#29
    7:54 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJohnston#49Suter#22Peterson#32
    6:22 together at 5v5
  1. D1Fowler#17Carlo#25
    12:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Broberg#6Jiricek#36
    11:04 together at 5v5
  3. D3Parayko#55Barron#72
    9:25 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Buchnevich LMcMichael LMcTavish CDvorsky RFowler D1:40
  2. 2Holloway LNeighbours LThomas CSnuggerud RJiricek D1:38

Penalty kill

  1. 1Buchnevich LSuter CParayko DBroberg D1:42
  2. 2Buchnevich LSuter CFowler DCarlo D1:18
Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

STLMTL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

STL 71% (10th most settled)MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

STL 1:07 left (latest · 13 pulls)MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

STL 46.6s (6th shortest)MTL 51.0s (4th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

STL 26% (8th least often)MTL 38% (3rd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series