The Montreal Canadiens (6-3-2) will face the St. Louis Blues (5-5-1) on Tuesday night, with puck drop set for 8 p.m. ET.

The Habs are coming off a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets at the Heritage Classic, their second straight victory without captain Nick Suzuki.

Suzuki’s absence is notable given his central role in nearly every key aspect of the game, both offensively and defensively. Yet the Canadiens have received timely contributions from secondary and tertiary sources over the past two games. Defenceman Kaiden Guhle has scored in consecutive contests and posted a clear uptick in underlying numbers since returning from off-season surgery. He is not alone: Lane Hutson and Mike Matheson have also found the scoresheet recently.

Up front, Jake Evans has rediscovered his scoring touch, notching a pair of goals against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. The Canadiens cannot rely on bottom-six players to produce every night, but with Suzuki sidelined they will need role players to elevate their offensive game. Suzuki’s value remains unmistakable, he still leads the team in scoring with five goals and seven assists in 12 games despite missing the last two.

Jacob Fowler will start again in net for Montreal, backed by strong numbers through six games: a 1.79 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. There is little debate that Fowler has clearly outplayed Jakub Dobes this season.

On the roster front, the Canadiens will sit Arber Xhekaj and insert Adam Engstrom. The move makes statistical sense, as Engstrom has posted impressive numbers so far this year. Engstrom doesn’t hold the same pedigree as other prospects, but his actual results have eclipsed most young blueliners in the Canadiens system over the course of the last two seasons.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lineup

Cole Caufield – Oliver Kapanen – Juraj Slafkovsky

Chris Kreider- Alex Newhook – Josh Anderson

Zach Bolduc – Phillip Danault – Alexandre Texier

Kirby Dach – Jake Evans – Florian Xhekaj

Lane Hutson – Noah Dobson

Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier

Mike Matheson – Adam Engstrom*

Jacob Fowler

St. Louis Blues Projected Lineup

Dylan Holloway – Robert Thomas – Jimmy Snuggerud

Connor McMichael – Mason McTavish – Jonatan Berggren

Jake Neighbours – Dalibor Dvorsky – Pavel Buchnevich

Aleksanteri Kaskimaki – Pius Suter – Otto Stenberg

Philip Broberg – Justin Barron

Adam Jiricek – Colton Parayko

Cam Fowler – Brandon Carlo

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Canadiens vs. Blues – How To Watch

The Montreal Canadiens versus the St. Louis Blues, Tuesday, October 27, will be aired on TSN2 and RDS. An instant recap complete with highlights will be immediately available on Sportsnaut once the final whistle blows.