The St. Louis Blues still have more than a week before the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, but it already feels like a key moment in the season.

During the first period, Montgomery benched Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich for the final ... Montgomery juggled every line except for Dylan Holloway, Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou. He moved Buchnevich down with Oskar Sundqvist and Mathieu Joseph.

Brayden Schenn has been an impact player since joining the St. Louis Blues in a 2017 trade. In 555 games with the Blue Note, Schenn has scored 162 goals and recorded 416 points.

ST. LOUIS — In Utah last weekend, St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery benched linemates Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich. He followed that up by separating the two for the next game against the Vegas Golden Knights and the start of the teams’ rematch Thursday night.

Blues Head Coach Jim Montgomery will split up his top line of Jake Neighbours, Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich on Monday when his club meets the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena (5 p.m. CT, FanDuel Sports Network,

Welcome to another edition of NHL Predictions! It is the last day of January. The NHL has four games on the schedule today. As always, we will go around the league and examine each game, concluding with our prediction.

Texier last played on Jan. 14 against Calgary, and was a healthy scratch for the last six games before entering on the top line in Colorado.

Earlier in the week, when Brandon Saad was placed on waivers, St. Louis Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong indicated he didn’t have any plans to recall a forward from the Springfield Thunderbirds to take his spot.

In an ongoing search for a center to play the third line, Faksa gets his shot Friday; Blues look to avoid fourth straight loss

If the Blues are out of playoff contention near the deadline, trading Faksa would normally be the correct move. But what are they getting back: a third-round pick? He’s still only 31 years old, and as a veteran player with a high work ethic, he might be someone the Blues want to bring back as their fourth-line center next season.

THROUGH GAMES OF FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 2025

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- Doug Armstrong wanted to make clear that stepping to the podium on Tuesday wasn't a state of the union address for the St. Louis Blues, a day after the team went winless during a three-game homestand and dropped a game under .500 (23-24-4).