Schueneman is an undrafted 29-year-old defenseman with 31 games of NHL experience but has not played since a seven-game stint with the Montreal Canadiens in the 2022-23 season. Predominantly an AHL player, Schueneman has five points (1G / 4A) in 13 games with the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) this season. In a corresponding move, the Blues have reassigned Leo Loof to Springfield.
Texier will take a seat on Thursday as Kasperi Kapanen draws back into the Blues' lineup. Texier has one goal and two assists in ten games this season.
The Blues have lost three straight, outscored 15-5, and will turn to Binnington between the pipes on Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres. The 31-year-old Binnington has an ugly 3.26 GAA and .887 SV% in 12 games this season (4-7-1). The Blues enter the action on Thursday as +146 road underdogs against a Sabres club coming off a 7-5 loss to the Montreal Canadiens that will be without Tage Thompson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen due to injuries.
Loof was the third-round pick, 88th overall, of the St. Louis Blues in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old Loof has one point (0G / 1A) in 11 games with the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) this season.
Fowler played a season-low 17:11 time-on-ice for the Ducks on November 5th and has missed two games since. The 32-year-old Fowler is leading all Ducks, averaging 21:17 time-on-ice this season and has two points (0G / 2A) in 12 games this season.
Joseph has not played since October 26th, missing six games with an upper-body injury, but will return to the lineup on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Joseph, in his first season with the Blues, has four points (2G / 2A), five blocks, and 13 hits in nine games.
Despite allowing eight goals on 27 shots (.704 SV%) in the Blues' previous game, an 8-1 loss to the Washington Capitals, Binnington will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins. Skewed significantly from his previous outing, Binnington is sporting an ugly 3.28 GAA and .886 SV% through 11 games this season (4-6-0). The Blues enter the action on Tuesday as +151 home underdogs against a Bruins club with a -12 goal differential through 16 games this season (7-7-2).
Joseph has not played since October 26th, missing six games with an upper-body injury, but will likely return to the lineup on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Joseph, in his first season with the Blues, has four points (2G / 2A), five blocks, and 13 hits in nine games.
Fowler played a season-low 17:11 time-on-ice in the Ducks previous game and is battling an upper-body injury. The 32-year-old Fowler is leading all Ducks, averaging 21:17 time-on-ice this season and has two points (0G / 2A) in 12 games this season.
A scary incident in Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning resulted in Holloway being wheeled off in a stretcher after taking a puck to the throat area. All tests proved negative and thankfully, for Holloway and the Blues, he will return to the lineup on Thursday against the Utah Hockey Club.
A scary incident in Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning resulted in Holloway being wheeled off in a stretcher after taking a puck to the throat area. All tests proved negative and thankfully, for Holloway and the Blues, he could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Utah Hockey Club.
The Blues, riding a two-game winning streak, will turn to Hofer between the pipes on Thursday for only his second start since October 19th. The 24-year-old Hofer has been inconsistent in his limited action this season, recording an impressive 34-save shutout but only managing a 3.39 GAA and .903 SV% through four games (3-1-0). The Blues enter the action on Thursday as slight +102 home underdogs against Utah HC, fresh off a 3-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
Holloway was struck in the neck by a shot in the first period of Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was able to finish his shift but was attended to on the Blues' bench and eventually stretchered to the locker room. Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reported Holloway was then taken to the hospital for a precautionary scan.
Holloway was struck in the neck by a shot late in the first period. He was able to finish his shift but was attended to on the Blues' bench and eventually stretchered to the locker room. Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reported Holloway was then taken to the hospital for a precautionary scan.
The Blues, coming off an impressive 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs when Binnington saved 35 of 37 shots (.946 SV%), will roll with Binnington between the pipes for the sixth time in the last seven games. Despite an unspectacular 3-5-0 record, Binnington has been serviceable between the pipes for the Blues, posting a 2.87 GAA and .903 SV%. The Blues enter Tuesday's contest as +143 home underdogs against a Tampa Bay Lightning club that could be without Brayden Point (lower body).
Broberg left Saturday's game with an apparent leg injury after getting tangled up with Mitch Marner along the boards. It's a terrible break for Broberg, who has emerged as one of the Blues' top defensemen after being signed to an offer sheet this offseason. Broberg had been seeing some deployment on the Blues' second powerplay unit, a spot likely to be filled by Colton Parayko.
Broberg left Saturday's game with an apparent leg injury after getting tangled up with Mitch Marner along the boards. Broberg went down awkwardly and there is concern that he's going to miss an extended period of time based on the Blues post-game comments. It would be a terrible break for Broberg, who has emerged as one of the Blues' top defensemen after being signed to an offer sheet this offseason.
