St. Louis Blues (27-21-2, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (21-22-8, sixth in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Blues -120, Canadiens -100; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues visit the Montreal Canadiens after Jake Neighbours' two-goal game against the Buffalo Sabres in the Blues' 3-1 win.
Montreal has a 10-13-3 record in home games and a 21-22-8 record overall. The Canadiens have gone 19-6-4 when scoring at least three goals.
St. Louis has a 12-12-1 record in road games and a 27-21-2 record overall. The Blues have gone 21-3-1 when scoring at least three goals.
The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams square off this season. The Blues won 6-3 in the previous matchup. Neighbours led the Blues with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has scored 16 goals with 31 assists for the Canadiens. Michael Matheson has one goal and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Robert Thomas has 17 goals and 36 assists for the Blues. Neighbours has five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 4-4-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
Blues: 6-3-1, averaging 2.9 goals, five assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Christian Dvorak: out (pectoral), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: day to day (lower-body).
Blues: Scott Perunovich: out (lower body), Justin Faulk: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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