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Projected Lineups for Canadiens vs Blues – 3/25/25

Matthew Z. 2 min read MTL

The Montreal Canadiens take on the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center this evening. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

CANADIENS (33-27-9) at BLUES (37-28-7)

8 p.m. ET; Matrix-MW, Victory+, TSN2, RDS

Canadiens projected lineup

Cole Caufield — Nick Suzuki — Juraj Slafkovsky
Joshua Roy — Alex Newhook — Patrik Laine
Josh Anderson — Christian Dvorak — Brendan Gallagher
Emil Heineman — Jake Evans — Joel Armia

Mike Matheson — Alexandre Carrier
Jayden Struble — Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj — David Savard

Sam Montembeault
Jakub Dobes

Scratched: Michael Pezzetta

Injured: Kaiden Guhle (quad)

Status report:

Guhle made the trip but will not play; the defenseman has been out since Jan. 28

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Blues projected lineup

Jake Neighbours — Robert Thomas — Zack Bolduc
Dylan Holloway — Brayden Schenn — Jordan Kyrou
Alexandre Texier — Oskar Sundqvist — Mathieu Joseph
Alexey Toropchenko — Radek Faksa — Nathan Walker

Cam Fowler — Nick Leddy
Philip Broberg — Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter — Tyler Tucker

Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer

Scratched: Matthew Kessel, Dalibor Dvorsky

Injured: Colton Parayko (knee), Pavel Buchnevich (illness)

Status report:

Sundqvist and Leddy each will play after missing a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators on Sunday with an undisclosed injury. … Leddy will replace Kessel, a defenseman, and Sundqvist will replace Dvorsky, a forward who made his NHL debut Sunday. … Parayko skated Tuesday but Blues coach Jim Montgomery said the defenseman is not close to returning; he will miss his 10th straight game.

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Matthew Zator is the HockeyPedia/Media Editor at THW and a writer who covers the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL Draft, and prospects in general. He loves talking about young players and their potential, and has been passionate hockey fan for the last 30 years.

Before joining The Hockey Writers, he was a contributor for Canuck Way and Last Word on Hockey and went to BCIT for their Sports Broadcasting course. He also has a BA from Trinity Western University minoring in teaching and psychology. He has been with The Hockey Writers since 2019.

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