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Pavel Buchnevich is out Thursday vs. Chicago with an upper-body injury.

Buchnevich has 25 goals, 41 assists, 118 SOG, 34 PIMs and a +14 plus/minus through 59 games played but is out Thursday vs. Chicago with an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old is currently second in Blues' scoring and 10 points off of his career-high in points for a season.

Pavel Buchnevich
Robert Thomas will not play Thursday vs. Chicago (upper-body).

Thomas left the Blues' previous game after 15:53 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will now miss Thursday's game vs. Chicago. The 23-year-old has 17 goals, 46 assists, 101 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 70 games this season prior to his injury.

Robert Thomas
Binnington will start Tuesday vs. the Canucks.

Binnington allowed two goals on 14 shots (.857 SV%) in a relief loss in his last game as he took the defeat to the Los Angeles Kings his last time out. The 29-year-old has been horrendous this season, with his 23-25-5 record, 3.38 GAA and .892 SV%. He will take on the Vancouver Canucks, who have won three straight games and five of their last six.

Jordan Binnington
Binnington is in the starter's crease at the Blues morning skate.

Binnington allowed two goals on 14 shots (.857 SV%) in a relief loss in his last game as he took the defeat to the Los Angeles Kings his last time out. The 29-year-old has been horrendous this season, with his 23-25-5 record, 3.38 GAA and .892 SV%. He will take on the Vancouver Canucks, who have won three straight games and five of their last six.

Jordan Binnington
Mathieu Joseph will be a game-time decision Monday vs. Florida (lower-body).

Joseph has missed the Senators' previous seven games with a lower-body injury and will be a game-time decision Monday as Ottawa takes on Florida. The 26-year-old has three goals, 14 assists, 53 SOG, 34 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 47 games this season prior to his injury.

Mathieu Joseph
Hofer will start Thursday in Detroit.

Hofer stopped 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) but picked up his first loss of the season as he took a 3-2 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings in his last start. The 22-year-old has been sensational in limited action after being called up last week, with his 2-0-1 record, 1.32 GAA and .959 SV%. He will face a familiar foe in the Detroit Red Wings again Thursday, who snapped a three-game losing streak with their 3-2 win over St. Louis the other night.

Joel Hofer
Calle Rosen will draw back into the Blues' lineup Thursday vs. Detroit.

Rosen has been out of the Blues' lineup since March 9th but will draw back in Thursday as St. Louis takes on the Detroit Red Wings. The 29-year-old has seven goals, eight assists, 49 SOG, eight PIMs and a +14 plus/minus through 39 games this season.

Calle Rosen
Torey Krug will miss the Blues' game Thursday due to the recent birth of his child (personal).

Krug has six goals, 22 assists, 103 SOG, 47 PIMs and a -32 plus/minus through 52 games this season but will miss the Blues' game Thursday due to the birth of his child. Calle Rosen will take his spot in St. Louis' lineup.

Torey Krug
Neighbours (upper-body) will be back in the Blues lineup on Tuesday.

Neighbours hasn't played since February 19th due to an upper-body injury but will draw back into the Blues' lineup on Tuesday. The 20-year-old has four goals, four assists, 37 SOG, nine PIMs and a -17 plus/minus through 30 games this season.

Jake Neighbours
Krug (personal) missed the morning skate but will play Tuesday vs. the Red Wings.

Krug has six goals, 22 assists, 102 SOG, 47 PIMs and a -31 plus/minus through 51 games this season and will play Tuesday after missing the Blues' morning skate due to personal reasons. The 31-year-old was assessed 16 penalty minutes on one play in St. Louis's previous game before being tossed.

Torey Krug
Hofer will start Tuesday vs. the Red Wings.

Hofer was perfect in his last start, for his first-career shutout as he stopped 33 of 33 shots in a victory over Winnipeg. The 22-year-old has been sensational in his first two starts this season, with his 2-0-0 record, 1.02 GAA and .970 SV%. He will take on the struggling Detroit Red Wings, who have lost three-straight and 10 of their last 12 contests

Joel Hofer
Hofer is in the starter's crease at the Blues morning skate.

Hofer was perfect in his last start, for his first-career shutout as he stopped 33 of 33 shots in a victory over Winnipeg. The 22-year-old has been sensational in his first two starts this season, with his 2-0-0 record, 1.02 GAA and .970 SV%. He will take on the struggling Detroit Red Wings, who have lost three-straight and 10 of their last 12 contests.

Joel Hofer