After a 2-goal game by the “Neighbors” team, the “Blues” will host the Canadians

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 at 1:00 PM EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINES: Blues -120, Canadiens -100; over/under 6

Bottom line: The St. Louis Blues travel to the Montreal Canadiens after Jake Neighbors' two-goal performance in the Blues' 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Montreal has a record of 10-13-3 in home games and 21-22-8 overall. Canadiens are 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 are 21-3-1 when they score at least three goals.

Sunday's matchup will be the third time these teams have met this season. In the previous meeting, the Blues won 6:3. Neighbors led the “blues” with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nicolas Suzuki scored 16 goals and had 31 assists for the Canadiens. Michael Matheson has one goal and 8 assists in his last 10 games.

Robert Thomas scored 17 goals and had 36 assists for the Blue team. The neighbors have five goals and one assist in their last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 4-4-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.7 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes, 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, giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for the season (knee), Christian Dvorak: out (chest), 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 produced this story using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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