Overview
- The matchup at Bell Centre starts at 7:00 p.m. ET, with Montreal entering 15-9-3 and St. Louis at 10-12-7.
- Jordan Kyrou is out day to day with a lower-body injury and will undergo an MRI, according to team updates.
- The Blues rank 31st in goals per game and are dealing with subpar goaltending, with Jordan Binnington around an .874–.877 save percentage and a 6-7-5 record.
- Montreal is on the second night of a back-to-back after a shootout win in Toronto, with Samuel Montembeault likely to start following Jakub Dobeš’s Saturday outing.
- Recent coverage highlights growing trade chatter in St. Louis and notes that Logan Mailloux’s limited production has not provided the hoped-for offensive boost.