St Louis Blues News

Sundqvist suffered a scary injury nearly two weeks ago, a cut that narrowly missed his Achilles, which would have likely ended his season. The 31-year-old Sundqvist has missed several games, but will return on Thursday against the Florida Panthers. He is averaging 13:20 time-on-ice and has 13 points (3G / 10A) in 39 games this season.

Already without top-six forwards Robert Thomas (lower body) and Dylan Holloway (ankle), the Blues' injury woes worsened in Tuesday's game against the Dallas Stars, with Jordan Kyrou (upper body) and Jake Neighbours (lower body) both exiting the game early. Luckily for the Blues, both Kyrou and Neighbours are healthy enough to return on Thursday against the Florida Panthers. The 23-year-old Neighbours has 21 points (12G / 9A) in 41 games this season, but has struggled lately, with only one assist in his last five outings.

Holloway was considered day-to-day, but was placed on Injured Reserve shortly after having an MRI on his ankle sprain, leaving some confusion about when he might return to the lineup. It is an unfortunate development for the 24-year-old, who had just returned from a 15-game absence several days before this injury. In 34 games played this season, Holloway has eight goals and 17 points while being a -13 plus/minus.

Hofer has lost two straight (0-1-1), allowing six goals on 43 combined shots (.860 SV%), but has still unquestionably been the most reliable goalie for the Blues in recent weeks. The 25-year-old Hofer has an impressive 2.17 GAA and .922 SV% in his last 17 games (9-7-1). The Blues enter the action on Thursday as +142 home underdogs against a Florida Panthers team whose three-game winning streak was snapped on Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to the Utah Mammoth.

Already without top-six forwards Robert Thomas (lower body) and Dylan Holloway (ankle), the Blues' injury woes worsened in Tuesday's game against the Dallas Stars, with Jordan Kyrou (upper body) and Jake Neighbours (lower body) both exiting the game early. That said, the team was reassured on Thursday, with the announcement that Kyrou and Neighbours could return against the Florida Panthers. The 23-year-old Neighbours has 21 points (12G / 9A) in 41 games this season, but has struggled lately, with only one assist in his last five outings.

Sundqvist suffered a scary injury nearly two weeks ago, a cut that narrowly missed his Achilles, which would have likely ended his season. The 31-year-old Sundqvist has missed several games, but could return as soon as Thursday against the Florida Panthers. He is averaging 13:20 time-on-ice and has 13 points (3G / 10A) in 39 games this season.

Already without top-six forwards Robert Thomas (lower body) and Dylan Holloway (ankle), the Blues' injury woes worsened in Tuesday's game against the Dallas Stars, with Jordan Kyrou (upper body) and Jake Neighbours (lower body) both exiting the game early. That said, the team was reassured on Wednesday morning, with the announcement that neither Kyrou nor Neighbours is expected to be out for long. The 23-year-old Neighbours has 21 points (12G / 9A) in 41 games this season, but has struggled lately, with only one assist in his last five outings.

Already without top-six forwards Robert Thomas (lower body) and Dylan Holloway (ankle), the Blues' injury woes worsened in Tuesday's game against the Dallas Stars, with Jordan Kyrou (upper body) and Jake Neighbours (lower body) both exiting the game early. The 23-year-old Neighbours has 21 points (12G / 9A) in 41 games this season, but has struggled lately, with only one assist in his last five outings.

After a dazzling 26-save shutout in a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on January 3rd, Binnington has returned to his struggles between the pipes, posting an ugly 4.54 GAA and .830 SV% in his last four games (0-4-0). He allowed three goals on 19 shots (.842 SV%) in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, but has typically been excellent against them in his career, posting a 2.24 GAA and .917 SV% in 17 career games (5-8-2). The Blues enter Tuesday's contest as +137 home underdogs against a Stars team that has lost four of its last six games (2-4-0).

Stenberg got his first taste of NHL action this season and has been a regular over the past few weeks, but he has been assigned to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL). The 20-year-old Swedish forward has eight points (1G / 7A) in 18 games with the Blues.

Finley did not play in Tampa Bay's previous game because of an illness, but should return to the lineup on Monday against the Utah Mammoth. The 23-year-old forward has three points (2G / 1A) in 18 games this season.

McTavish has returned to Anaheim after missing the Ducks' previous game with an upper-body injury and is unsure if he will be able to return on Anaheim's current road trip. The 22-year-old had been starting to heat up with three goals in his previous five games to add to his 13 goals and 30 points in 49 games on the season.