Canadiens vs. Blues: Game thread, rosters, lines, and how to watch

Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues

How to watch

Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French)
In the Blues region: Bally Sports Midwest

It’s game 40 of the season, and that’s significant for Juraj Slafkovský because it means he’s reached one accrued season as an 18-year-old. He will be the only member of the 2022 NHL Draft class who can become a free agent in the summer of 2029.

That is a long way down the road, however. In the immediate term, the Habs are mired in a seven-game losing streak, and face the possibility of extending that to cover one-fifth of the season played to date if the fall on home ice again.

They had a very unlikely source of offence in the last game, but Joel Armia was the only one to score in a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers. Perhaps the Habs can get a goal from Slafkovsky in the game, or Christian Dvorak can add to his three-goal tally from the previous game versus the Blues to give the Habs a chance.

Montreal Canadiens projected lineup

Forwards

Defencemen

Goaltenders

Scratched: Justin Barron, Mike Hoffman
Injured: Paul Byron, Brendan Gallagher, Kaiden Guhle, Mike Matheson, Sean Monahan

St. Louis Blues projected lineup

Forwards

Defencemen

Goaltenders