NHL Preseason Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues with Projected Line Combinations 10/2/2025

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Ottawa Senators (2-2-0) at St. Louis Blues (0-3-1) 

Venue: Enterprise Center
Date: Thursday, October 2
Time: 8:00 pm EST
TV: Blues App

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators dropped their last game 5-0 to the Canadiens. Leevi Merilainen stopped 18 of the 23 shots he faced in that game.

St. Louis Blues News & Notes:

The Blues are still looking for their first win of the preseason after suffering a 5-3 loss to the Stars on Tuesday. Their goals came from Philip Broberg and two from Dylan Holloway. Joel Hofer stopped 25 of the 29 shots he faced.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Tkachuk-Stutzle-Zetterlund
Greig-Halliday-Lycksell
Bourgault-Pettersson-MacEwen
Kaliyev-Jenik-Boucher

Sebrango-Spence
Donovan-Mantipalo
Thomson-Yakemchuk

Sogaard
Merilainen

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St. Louis Blues Projected Lines:

Buchnevich-Thomas-Snuggerud
Holloway-Suter-Kyrou
Joseph-Schenn-Bjugstad
Lucic-Sundkvist-Walker

Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Tucker-Mailloux

Binnington
Ellis  

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Zack MacEwen, in 21 games with the Senators last season he had two goals and an assist. He was even in plus/minus. MacEwen played in 23 games with the Belleville Senators in the AHL, had 16 points on seven goals and nine assists. He was a minus-three.

St. Louis Blues

Jimmy Snuggerud last season played in seven games for the Blues, recording four points on a goal and three assists; that goal came via the power-play. In 40 games at the University of Minnesota, he recorded 51 points on 24 goals and 27 assists. He was a +13 with 19 power-play goals and 11 game-winning goals.

Next Up

Ottawa – October 4 at Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis – October 4 at Chicago Blackhawks

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