Montreal Canadiens vs St. Louis Blues

St. Louis has won three of four after its convincing 5-1 victory at Toronto on Thursday night when Dylan Holloway scored twice to back Jordan Binnington, who stopped 40 shots for the Blues. Joel Hofer is expected tonight and he is 3-0-0 with a 2.32 goals-against average and he won his last start 4-3 over Carolina last Saturday. Montreal is looking at a long season again as it has won just two of seven games and the Canadiens have lost four straight following a 7-2 trouncing by the New York Rangers on Tuesday. The Canadiens have lost their past three home games by a combined score of 17-6 and St. Louis won both meetings in 2023-24. Dating to last season, the Blues are 5-0 playing with one day of rest, 5-0 against teams with losing records and 4-0 as favorites of -110 to -150. Play the Blues.

St. Louis has won six of its past seven games following a 3-1 victory over Buffalo on Saturday as Jake Neighbours scored twice to back Joel Hofer, who stopped 33 shots for the Blues. Jordan Binnington will likely be back in net today and he is 17-13-2 with a 2.92 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. St. Louis has gone UNDER its past two games while allowing only two goals and the Blues haven't allowed more than three goals their past seven games. Montreal has lost five of seven after losing 3-2 to Dallas and being outshot 38-20. Goalie Jake Allen is 5-9-3 and will start for the Canadiens, who are 5-13 their past 18 home games and 7-21 overall their past 28 Sunday games. Montreal averages only 2.73 goals per game. Play the Blues as a Max Play and the UNDER.

St. Louis has a winning road record. They're unbeaten on this four-game trip with a 5-5 tie at Toronto and a 5-3 win at New Jersey as a +160 underdog. The Blues are 28-17 on the road revenging a loss to an opponent as a home favorite, including 10-5 away revenging a home loss to that opponent of 3 goals or more. Montreal is a mess with a losing home mark on a 1-10 run overall. Montreal is 28th in the NHL in goals scored, while the defense is 28th in goals surrendered, 26th in save percentage (.895), and 29th in shots on goal allowed. Montreal is 6-19 at home in non-conference action, as well as 1-12 at home after allowing 3 or more goals in five consecutive contests. Play St. Louis as a Max Play.