Canadiens Vs Blues Live Stream: Watch Online Free Thursday 8:10 ET - Second, Final Meeting Of Season, St. Louis Banged Up Going To Montreal
Canadiens vs Blues live stream: Watch online free Thursday 8:10 ET for the second and final meeting of the season with this battle taking place in Montreal.
21-12-3 Canadiens is one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, but gets ready for a tough game vs the 22-7-4 Blues, who are one of the better teams in the Western Conference. Watch the free live stream online as Montreal looks to avenge the 3-2 shootout loss from November vs St. Louis.
David Backes, Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Sobotka sat out with upper-body injuries as the Blues lost 3-2 in overtime vs the Ottawa Senators and then 4-2 against the San Jose Sharks.
Backes missed his first game since Jan. 25, 2010, a string of 274 consecutive regular-season appearances, and is expected to be out at least a week. Backes, Schwartz and Sobotka have combined for 29 goals, 38 assists and a plus-31 rating, according to ESPN.com.
"It's part of the game, everybody goes through it," leading scorer Alexander Steen, who on Wednesday agreed to terms on a three-year, $17.4 million contract extension, told EPSN.com. "It's an 82-game season. Teams are going to get injuries. We're not the only ones. ... There's no excuses. This is our team."
Montreal is among the league leaders with a 22.4 power-play percentage, and it went 2 for 4 in a 3-1 home win over Phoenix on Tuesday. The Canadiens also have allowed one power-play goal in 32 chances over the past 12 contests and own an 87.2 penalty-kill percentage to rank near the top of the NHL.
"Special teams are huge every game," defenseman Andrei Markov, who tied Tuesday's contest at 1-all with a power-play goal in the third period told ESPN.com. "If you kill a penalty, score a couple of goals, you have a chance to win the game."