St Louis Blues News

Binnington allowed one goal on 24 shots in the Blues' win in Anaheim on Saturday. Binnington has now won three straight games while stopping 86 of the 93 shots (.925 SV%) that he's faced. On Tuesday, he will look to stay hot against an Arizona squad that is 24th in goal-scoring (2.50 GF/gm) in their first eight games.

Binnington allowed one goal on 24 shots in the Blues' win in Anaheim on Saturday. Binnington has now won three straight games while stopping 86 of the 93 shots (.925 SV%) that he's faced. On Tuesday, he will look to stay hot against an Arizona squad that is 24th in goal-scoring (2.50 GF/gm) in their first eight games.

Binnington allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Blues win over the Kings on Saturday. Ville Husso gave him the night off on Sunday, but they'll go back to Binnington tonight in Vegas. The 27-year-old is 3-1-1 with a 2.53 GAA and .927 SV% to open the 2021 season and was 1-0-1 while allowing eight goals on 81 shots (.901 SV%) in two games vs. Vegas last year.

Binnington allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Blues win over the Sharks on Monday. It wasn't Binnington's best effort but it was enough to win his second game in three starts. Binnington has opened the season with a .883 SV%, so his fantasy owners hope there are better days ahead. The Sharks come into Wednesday's rematch averaging 3.67 goals per game through their first three contests.

Luff missed Monday’s practice and will not play Tuesday vs. the Avalanche due to an undisclosed injury. The Kings did not provide much detail on his injury other than to say that it is not COVID-19 related. Carl Grundstrom will replace him.

Binnington was yanked after allowing four goals on 24 shots in the Blues' 8-0 loss in Colorado last Friday. It was an ugly outing for the entire team but the Blues will go right back to their No.1 netminder tonight vs. the Sharks. In his only start vs. the Sharks in 2020, Binnington stopped 27 of 29 shots in a winning effort.

Binnington stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Blues' 4-1 win in Colorado on Wednesday. It was a great start to the season for Binnington, who struggled in the bubble, going 0-5-0 with a 4.72 GAA and .851 SV%. Wins against the Avalanche won't come easily, so Binnington is a risky option as he looks to start the season 2-0.

After a breakout 2019 campaign, Binnington came back down to earth a bit in 2020. He still managed to win 30 games while posting a 2.56 GAA and .912 SV% in 50 starts. Binnington struggled a bit on the road, going 10-8-2 with a .903 SV%, so he could have a tough start to the season with a road matchup in Colorado. He was 2-2-0 with a 3.98 GAA and .857 SV% in two starts vs. the Avalanche last year.

Kyrou was originally sent to the taxi squad to the Blues could become cap compliant but was able to be recalled Wednesday because Vladimir Tarasenko was moved to LTIR. Kyrou had four goals and five assists (nine points) in 28 NHL games a season ago.

Krug is one of the league's best offensive-defensemen and will be a strong replacement for Alex Pietrangelo. Krug will likely skate on the top-pair with Colton Parayko and will quarterback the top power-play unit. His PP production has been elite but that's been on one of the best units in the NHL. It will be interesting to see how much of that carries over to St. Louis. Krug has registered at least 44 points in five straight seasons, averaging eight goals and 43 assists (51 points) per season.

Bjugstad missed 46 games after undergoing core muscle surgery in 2020 and then was hurt again three games after returning to the lineup and then the season was paused. Bjugstad has missed a total of 92 games (39.5%) over the last three seasons but will look for a fresh start in his hometown. Bjusgstad was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to the University of Minnesota, so this should be a welcomed move for the 28-year-old centre. Both Mikko Koivu and Alex Galchenyuk are UFAs at season's end, so there could be a very clear path to a bottom-6 role for Bjugstad.