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Lindstein will draw back into St. Louis' lineup vs. Nashville on Saturday.
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Dean will be a healthy scratch vs. Nashville on Saturday.
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Lindstein will draw into the lineup on Saturday.
Johnston (undisclosed) is not expected to play on Saturday.
Buchnevich (personal) will return to the lineup on Saturday.
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Binnington will start in Nashville on Saturday.
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Hofer led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
Buchnevich (personal) is out vs. Minnesota on Thursday.
Buchnevich is away from the team and will not play on Thursday as he attends the birth of his child. The 31-year-old Buchnevich is off to a solid start to the season, scoring five points (1G / 4A) in six games.
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Hofer led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
To start the 2026-27 season, the Blues have made it clear they are relying more on Hofer than veteran Jordan Binnington, and will turn to him again on Tuesday for his fourth start in six games. The 26-year-old Hofer earned extra playing time after a terrific 2025-26 season and has carried that momentum early into this season, posting a stellar 1.68 GAA and .930 SV% in three games (1-1-1). The Blues enter Tuesday's contest as slight -104 underdogs against a red-hot Ottawa Senators team that improved to 5-1-0 after a 4-1 win last night over the New Jersey Devils.
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Peterson will make his NHL debut on Tuesday vs. Ottawa.
Peterson was a third-round pick of the Blues in 2020 and has yet to appear in an NHL game. After four years at Boston University, Petersson has spent the last two seasons in the AHL, where he has scored 25 goals and 21 assists (46 points) in 109 games.
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Hofer is expected to start in Ottawa on Tuesday.
To start the 2026-27 season, the Blues have made it clear they are relying more on Hofer than veteran Jordan Binnington, and will turn to him again on Tuesday for his fourth start in six games. The 26-year-old Hofer earned extra playing time after a terrific 2025-26 season and has carried that momentum early into this season, posting a stellar 1.68 GAA and .930 SV% in three games (1-1-1). The Blues enter Tuesday's contest as slight -104 underdogs against a red-hot Ottawa Senators team that improved to 5-1-0 after a 4-1 win last night over the New Jersey Devils.
Ralph has been recalled from Springfield (AHL).
Ralph was drafted 48th overall by the Blues in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old defenseman has yet to play an NHL game. He made his professional debut last season, scoring two assists in six games with the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL).
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Binnington will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Dube will be re-evaluated in eight weeks after suffering a neck injury vs. San Jose.
Dube (upper-body) is doubtful for Saturday's game vs. Columbus.
Dube exited St. Louis' previous game with an upper-body injury and is not expected to play on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 28-year-old Dube has one goal in three games this season.
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Dean will draw back into St. Louis' lineup vs. Columbus on Saturday.
Dean was originally selected with the No.30 overall pick in 2021 and was traded to the Blues for Ivan Barbashev in 2023. Since then, he's appeared in just 10 NHL games and has spent the last two full seasons in Springfield (AHL). In 2025-26, he had just four goals and 10 assists (14 points) in 36 AHL games.
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Barron will make his Blues' debut on Thursday vs. San Jose.
Barron signed a one-year, $1.575 million contract with the Nashville Predators in the offseason, but was claimed off of waivers by the St. Louis Blues before the start of the season. The 24-year-old Barron played 52 games with the Predators last season, averaging 14:15 time-on-ice and recording nine assists.
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Hofer will start vs. San Jose on Thursday.
To start the 2026-27 season, the Blues have made it clear they are relying more on Hofer than veteran Jordan Binnington, and will turn to him again on Thursday for his third start in four games. Through two games this season (1-1-0), Hofer has a shutout and has posted an impressive 1.01 GAA and .955 SV%. The Blues enter Thursday as -150 home favourites against a San Jose Sharks team coming off a disappointing 5-0 loss to the Dallas Stars.
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Hofer is in the starter's crease at St. Louis' morning skate.
To start the 2026-27 season, the Blues have made it clear they are relying more on Hofer than veteran Jordan Binnington, and will turn to him again on Thursday for his third start in four games. Through two games this season (1-1-0), Hofer has a shutout and has posted an impressive 1.01 GAA and .955 SV%. The Blues enter Thursday as -150 home favourites against a San Jose Sharks team coming off a disappointing 5-0 loss to the Dallas Stars.
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Hofer will start in Chicago on Tuesday.
Jordan Binnington led the Blues to their first Stanley Cup in the 2018-19 season, but he has struggled to perform at a consistently high level. Last season, the Blues gave an increased workload to Joel Hofer, who eventually outplayed Binnington in the latter half of the season and earned more playing time. Building on that trend, the Blues turned to Hofer in their season opener, and he stopped all 25 shots he faced in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars, adding to his case for the team's starting goalie. The Blues enter Tuesday as -140 road favourites against a Chicago Blackhawks team that has been outscored 15-5 in its first three games (0-3-0).