36:59
St. Louis set up in the offensive zone, where they will try to use the power play.
35:43
The home team is in full force, while they have definitively defended themselves against the overall weakening of two players.
35:36
Exclusion in the Montreal Canadiens team:
Brendan Gallagher – 2 min., hooking.
35:19
Caufield checked the home goalkeeper, but he successfully resists so far.
34:43
Although the guests rotated the defending trio of players in their attacking zone, they did not manage to invent a recipe for the catching Binnington.
33:43
33:43
Exclusion in the team of St. Louis Blues:
Colton Parayko – 2 min., dangerous play with a high stick.
33:37
33:20
Exclusion in the team of St. Louis Blues:
Brayden Schenn – 2 min., tripping.
32:56
Montreal will play another power play, but before that, they will leave the advantage for the guests.
31:10
Another commercial break is upon us.
31:02
Homes in full.
30:13
The home team scores even in their own weakness! ROBERT THOMAS is happy with the accurate shot, who was able to direct the puck into the goal from the left side. St. Louis thus increases to 2:0.
30:01
While the second half of today’s match began, Slafkovský missed the puck and the visitors lost again.
29:42
However, the guests do not manage to settle in the attacking zone at all, on the contrary, the Blues successfully defend themselves.
29:02
Power play for Montreal, which will thus get an ideal opportunity to equalize today’s duel.
29:02
Exclusion in the team of St. Louis Blues:
Pavel Bučnevich – 2 min., tripping.
27:57
A commercial break follows.
27:51
The offensive effort of the Blues, who can play in the attacking zone, continues.
27:30
We will watch the throw-in in the offensive zone of the home team.
26:30
The guests from Montreal are already rushing forward, trying to level the match.
23:56
The Blues remain crowded in the attacking zone, where they try to finish with a shot.
23:36
Thomas prepared a shooting position from the left circle, but shot over the opponent’s goal.
23:02
The visiting team is already in possession of the puck and is trying to attack.
20:45
Fowler had to intervene immediately, as he caught a shot from Neighbors with his catcher.
20:01
The second period began.
The next period will begin at approximately 11:05 p.m.
Although at the end of the third period, the guests presented themselves with less pressure, thanks to Binnington, the home team managed not to concede yet. Moreover, they win 1:0 after a precise strike by Berggren.
20:00
The first period is over.
19:01
The last minute of the opening act began to play.
18:40
However, Fowler had to intervene in the end, so he will throw in the offensive zone of St. Louis.
18:24
With the puck, the visiting hockey players are still pushing to equalize the score.
17:19
Binnington had to intervene immediately after the throw-in, so the Canadiens will stay in their attacking third.
15:27
Binnington passes the puck to a teammate behind his own goal and the Blues will be able to start an attacking action.
15:06
Montreal’s offensive effort failed, when the hosts presented themselves with an excellent blocking of a shot attempt.
14:14
The home team’s attempt to increase their lead did not work, so another commercial break is ahead of us.
13:45
The whistle is blown for the guests’ forbidden free kick, and the game moves in front of Fowler’s goal.
12:04
The Blues exchange the puck in front of Fowler’s goal, where a shooting finish can come.
11:34
The game is interrupted, we will watch the bulls in the offensive zone of the home team. So the Canadiens defense has to be on the lookout.
11:00
The second commercial break in today’s match is upon us.
10:48
An excellent combination of the home team ends with a precise strike, when a pass from the space between the circles found JONATAN BERGGREN on the right wing, who only had to hit the open part of the goal. The Blues open the scoring and lead Montreal 1-0.
Assists: Cam Fowler, Otto Stenberg.
10:21
After Dvorský’s finish, we witnessed a prohibited release, so the action will remain with the Montreal goalkeeper.
10:05
The game moved into the attacking zone of St. Louis, where the home team is fighting for the puck.
08:21
Goalkeeper Fowler had to be alert, and he had to intervene afterwards. The first commercial break in today’s meeting is upon us.
07:40
The thrown puck is directed only at the forbidden release of the home team, thus Montreal moves into the offensive zone.
06:20
The Blues penetrated in front of Fowler’s goal, but in the end they did not reach the end.
05:30
Juraj Slafkovský has the puck in his possession, while he can try to break into the attacking third.
04:54
We will watch the throw-in in the attacking zone of the visiting team.
04:27
Guests in full.
03:30
But now the Blues players have lined up and can threaten Fowler’s goal.
03:09
But again, Montreal managed to throw the puck away from its defensive zone.
02:52
The home team has already managed to establish themselves in the attacking zone, where they can gradually set up.
02:27
Exclusion in the Montreal Canadiens team:
Noah Dobson – 2 min., dangerous play with a high stick.
01:56
Gallagher got to the end, but his attempt was successfully blocked by goalkeeper Binnington.
01:14
The local hockey players settled in the attacking third, where they try to create a shot at the opponent’s goal.
00:40
With the puck, defender Noah Dobson, who can start an offensive action from his own goal.
00:01
The meeting has just started.
St. Louis Blues: Binnington (Hofer) – Broberg, Parayko, Tucker, Faulk, C. Fowler, Kessel – Neighbors, R. Thomas, Kyrou – Bučnevich, B. Schenn, Snuggerud – Stenberg, Dvorský, Berggren – Toropchenko, Sundqvist, M. Joseph.
Montreal Canadiens: J. Fowler (Dobeš) – Engström, Dobson, L. Hutson, A. Carrier, A. Xhekaj, Struble – Caufield, Suzuki, Texier – Slafkovský, O. Kapanen, Děmidov – Z. Bolduc, Danault, Josh Anderson – Blais, Veleno, Gallagher.
The Blues have their second game in two days after they beat Vegas 4-3 yesterday. The Canadiens had an excellent turnaround against the Panthers when they erased a two-goal lead in the last five minutes and captain Nick Suzuki made the decision in overtime. They repeated a similar course in the last match against the Hurricanes, when they succeeded in a goal shootout 7:5.
Today we will also watch Slovak representatives in the form of attackers Dalibor Dvorský and on the opposite side Juraj Slafkovský.
We welcome you to the online transmission. The meeting will start at 22:00.
