St Louis Blues News

Gunnarsson missed the last three games with an illness but will draw back into the Blues lineup in Pittsburgh. Gunnarsson has one goal and three assists in 15 games this season.

Binnington allowed two goals on 31 shots in the Blues win over the Penguins last Saturday. Jake Allen started on Monday but Binnington will be back in the crease Wednesday in Pittsburgh. He just beat them and has won four of his last five starts while posting a 1.81 GAA, .946 SV% and one shutout, so don't hesitate to start him against a banged-up Penguins team.

Binnington allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Blues win in Tampa Bay on Wednesday. With Jake Allen starting last night, Binnington will face the Penguins tonight. The 26-year-old netminder has gone 7-2-3 with a 1.98 GAA, .933 SV% and one shutout.

Luff played in the last two games and even picked up an assist last night, but Nikolai Prokhorkin will replace him on Saturday.

Sundqvist suffered a lower-body injury in Tampa Bay on Wednesday and was moved to IR on Thursday. With Sundqvist out, Troy Brouwer will move up to St. Louis' third-line on Friday.

Gunnarsson will not be in the lineup when the Blues take on the Stars on Friday, so Derrick Pouliot will make his Blues debut. Gunnarsson is day-to-day.

Binnington gave up three goals on 42 shots in the Blues' loss to the Predators on Saturday. Binnington was given the night off on Monday, so he'll go tonight in Tampa Bay. He is 4-2-1 with a 2.67 GAA and .914 SV% in seven road outings this season. In his first start against Tampa Bay, he faced just 18 shots, stopping 17 of them in a 3-1 win. It likely won't be that easy again tonight.

Krug has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury but the Bruins are hopeful that he will play on Saturday. Krug will likely take his spot on the top power-play unit and returns with 13 points (2G / 11A) in 17 games this season.

Bjugstad will miss his third straight game on Thursday and will miss at least two months after undergoing surgery today. Injuries have devastated the Penguins in the first two months of the season but they’ve continued to win games. Luckily, they’ll get Patric Hornqvist back to replace Bjugstad on Thursday.

Binnington allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Blues win in Calgary on Saturday. Binnington has now won five in a row and has given up just 11 goals on 162 shots (.932 SV%) over that stretch. He is proving that the second-half of 2019 was not a fluke and that he is in fact one of the best goalies in the NHL right now. He is a terrific option against a Coyotes team that played in Washington last night.

Luff is tied for second in team scoring with 10 points (3G / 7A) in 13 games with Ontario this season. There's no indication whether or not Luff will make his season debut on Tuesday but he comes up with 11 points (8G / 3A) in 33 career NHL games.