Goalie Start
Allen will start Saturday vs. the Canadiens.
Allen gave up four goals on 29 shots in the Blues win in Ottawa on October 10th. This afternoon he is expected to make his first regular-season start at home since January 8th. He was 8-9-2 with a 3.65 GAA and .878 SV% in 20 starts at Enterprise Center last year.
Source: Jim Thomas 10/19/19, 2:10 pm EST
Goalie Start
Allen is expected to start Saturday vs. the Canadiens.
Allen gave up four goals on 29 shots in the Blues win in Ottawa on October 10th. This afternoon he is expected to make his first regular-season start at home since January 8th. He was 8-9-2 with a 3.65 GAA and .878 SV% in 20 starts at Enterprise Center last year.
Gunnarsson (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Gunnarsson played 14:30 TOI on Thursday before departing the game with a lower-body injury. Colton Parayko will move up to skate with Alex Pietrangelo while Gunnarsson is out.
Source: Lou Korac 10/18/19, 2:11 pm EST
Thomas (upper-body) will return to the Blues lineup on Thursday.
Thomas has been out since October 2nd but will play Thursday after a five-game absence. Thomas, who played just 9:45 TOI in the season opener, will return on the Blues fourth-line, so he doesn’t have any fantasy value at the moment.
Source: Jim Thomas 10/17/19, 1:03 pm EST
Goalie Start
Binnington will start Thursday vs. the Canucks.
Binnington allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Blues overtime loss to the Islanders on Monday. Binnington has now lost two in a row and three of his first five starts (2-1-2) while posting a 2.97 GAA and .910 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team on a three-game winning streak while outscoring their opponents 16-to-5.
Source: Jim Thomas 10/17/19, 2:24 pm EST
Thomas (upper-body) could return to the Blues lineup on Thursday.
Thomas has been sidelined by an upper-body injury since the Blues’ season opener. After completing Wednesday’s practice session, head coach Craig Berube told reporters that Thomas could play Thursday. Thomas will likely replace Mackenzie MacEachern in the lineup if he’s available to play.
Goalie Start
Binnington leads the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
Binnington gave up five goals on 37 shots in the Blues loss in Montreal on Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Binnington, who is 2-1-1 with a 2.97 GAA and .910 SV% to start the season. He draws a good matchup against the Islanders—they are averaging just 2.20 goals per game (tied for 25th in the NHL) through five games.
Source: Jim Thomas 10/14/19, 1:17 pm EST
Goalie Start
Binnington will start Saturday in Montreal.
Binnington allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Blues win in Toronto on Monday. With Jake Allen starting on Thursday, Binnington will come into Saturday’s game well-rested. Since being called up in the middle of last season Binnington is an impressive 11-3-1 with a .934 SV% in 15 road starts.
Source: Lou Korac 10/12/19, 5:53 pm EST
Goalie Start
Binnington was the first goalie off the ice at the Blues morning skate on Saturday.
Binnington allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Blues win in Toronto on Monday. With Jake Allen starting on Thursday, Binnington will come into Saturday’s game well rested. Since being called up in the middle of last season Binnington is an impressive 11-3-1 with a .934 SV% in 15 road starts.
Goalie Start
Allen will make his season debut Thursday in Ottawa.
After two years as the Blues unquestioned No.1 netminder, Allen was pushed aside by Jordan Binnington last year. After Binnington was called-up, Allen starts 42.3 percent of the games and went 9-9-4 with a 2.54 GAA and .910 SV%. Allen is now one of the best backup options in the NHL and has standalone value because he will get matchups like the one he has tonight in Ottawa.
Goalie Start
Binnington will start Monday in Toronto.
Binnington allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Blues 3-2 win over the Stars on Saturday. Binnington has picked up right where he left off in 2018-19, starting the year 1-0-1 while stopping 58 of the 63 shots (.921 SV%) that he has faced. The Richmond Hill native will make his first start in his hometown on Monday—he stopped 31 of 33 shots in his only career start vs. Toronto.
Source: Jim Thomas 10/7/19, 12:35 pm EST
Goalie Start
Binnington is expected to start Monday in Toronto.
Binnington allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Blues 3-2 win over the Stars on Saturday. Binnington has picked up right where he left off in 2018-19, starting the year 1-0-1 while stopping 58 of the 63 shots (.921 SV%) that he has faced. The Richmond Hill native will make his first start in his hometown on Monday—he stopped 31 of 33 shots in his only career start vs. Toronto.
Line Change
Bortuzzo will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Bortuzzo played just 12:15 TOI, recording one shot, in the Blues season opener but will be scratched in favour of Carl Gunnarsson on Saturday.
Line Change
Gunnarsson will make his season debut on Saturday.
Gunnarsson was a healthy scratch in the Blues season opener but will draw-in for Robert Bortuzzo on Saturday. Gunnarsson, who had just seven points (3G / 4A) in 25 games last season, will skate on the top-pair with Alex Pietrangelo.
Line Change
Sanford will draw into the Blues lineup on Saturday.
Sanford was a healthy scratch in the Blues season opener. With Robert Thomas (upper-body) out, Sanford will draw into the Blues lineup on a line with Tyler Bozak and Robby Fabbri.
Source: Jim Thomas 10/5/19, 12:28 pm EST
Thomas (upper-body) will not play Saturday.
Thomas suffered an upper-body injury in the Blues season opener and will be replaced by Zach Sanford in the lineup on Saturday. Thomas is listed as day-to-day.
Source: Jim Thomas 10/5/19, 12:27 pm EST
Goalie Start
Binnington will start Saturday vs. the Stars.
Binnington stopped 31 of 34 shots in the Blues opening night overtime loss to the Capitals. Everyone is wondering if Binnington is the real deal and his first start was positive, despite the eventual loss. In his second start, he takes on a Dallas team that he was 1-2-0 with a 2.76 GAA and .879 SV% against last season.
Source: Lou Korac 10/5/19, 11:44 am EST
Thomas is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Thomas missed Friday’s practice with what is being described as an upper-body injury, believed to be wrist related. Zach Sanford skated in his spot in practice and would likely take Thomas’ spot if he can’t play vs. The Stars on Saturday.
Source: Jim Thomas 10/4/19, 1:53 pm EST
The Blues have signed Brayden Schenn to an eight-year extension worth $52.0 million ($6.5M AAV).
Schenn was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season but the Blues have locked him up through the 2027-28 season. Schenn failed to record a point in the season opener but is coming off of a 54-point season (17G / 37A) in 2018-19.
Goalie Start
Binnington will start vs. the Capitals on opening night.
Binnington started the 2018-19 season in the AHL but took the NHL by storm once he was called-up. Binnington went 24-5-1 while leading the NHL in GAA (1.89) and tying for fourth in SV% (.927) in 32 games. He played very well in the postseason as well, en route to winning the Stanley Cup. Not a bad rookie season. He’ll start his second season on home-ice, where he went 14-2-0 last year.
Source: Jim Thomas 10/2/19, 11:52 am EST