St Louis Blues News

Walker will slot in on Tuesday as the Blues opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Jonatan Berggren will sit in his place.

Binnington will be back between the pipes for the tail-end of the Blues' back-to-back tonight after serving as Joel Hofer's backup on Monday. Binnington was unfortunate to be tagged with the loss in his last start, allowing just three goals on 34 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Blues on Thursday. The 32-year-old netminder is enjoying a strong finish to what has otherwise been a forgetful season, posting a .920 SV% across his last four appearances. Binnington and the Blues enter action on Tuesday at -190 on the money line.

With the Blues season essentially over, St. Louis has returned Otto Stenberg to Springfield (AHL) on Tuesday. The 20-year-old appeared in 30 games during his first career NHL season, picking up three goals, 10 points and a +3 plus/minus.

After a 17-game debut in the NHL, Theo Lindstein has been returned to Springfield as St. Louis season comes near to a close. The 21-year-old picked up two goals and four points during his brief NHL showing but returns to Springfield (AHL) for the playoff push, where he had six goals and 14 points in 56 games played earlier in the year.

The Blues have received stellar goaltending down the stretch from Joel Hofer, but it was unfortunately too late as their playoff hopes came to an end last week. The 25-year-old Hofer saved 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Since returning from the Olympic break, Hofer has been one of the top goalies in the NHL, posting a stellar 1.90 GAA and .936 SV% in 14 games (10-2-2). The Blues enter Monday's contest as -130 home favourites against a Minnesota Wild team that has lost two straight (0-2-0) and could be inclined to rest some key players with their postseason placement already decided.

With Jonathan Drouin drawing back into St. Louis' lineup after a two-game absence, Jonatan Berggren will be the odd-man out and a healthy scratch vs. Minnesota on Monday. Berggren was acquired off waivers from Detroit earlier in the season, picking up six goals and 16 points in 35 games played with St. Louis.

Sundqvist will be a healthy scratch on Monday vs. Minnesota as Jack Finley returns to the Blues' lineup. Sundqvist has appeared in 51 games this season as mostly a bottom-six forward, picking up four goals, 16 points and a -18 plus/minus through 51 games played.

Finley had been a healthy scratch for St. Louis' previous game but will draw back into the lineup on Monday vs. Minnesota. The 23-year-old forward was claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay earlier in the season but has gone 12 games without a point during his recent scoreless streak. He has two goals, five points and 23 SOG in 42 games with both St. Louis and Tampa Bay this season.

The Blues have received stellar goaltending down the stretch from Joel Hofer, but it was unfortunately too late as their playoff hopes came to an end last week. The 25-year-old Hofer saved 31 of 34 shots (.912 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Since returning from the Olympic break, Hofer has been one of the top goalies in the NHL, posting a stellar 1.90 GAA and .936 SV% in 14 games (10-2-2). The Blues enter Monday's contest as -130 home favourites against a Minnesota Wild team that has lost two straight (0-2-0) and could be inclined to rest some key players with their postseason placement already decided.

Hofer gave up three goals on 37 shots in the Blues' loss to the Avalanche on Tuesday. Despite the loss, it was another strong outing for Hofer, who is 9-2-2 while ranking second in GAA (1.82) and first in SV% (.941) since the Olympic break. He's a must-start on Saturday against a Blackhawks team that has lost seven of their last eight games and nine of their last 11.

Otto Stenberg will re-enter the Blues lineup on Thursday, sending Suter to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. In his first season with the Blues, Suter is averaging 15:58 time-on-ice and has 27 points (13G / 14A) in 60 games.

Pius Suter will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Stenberg to re-enter the lineup against the Winnipeg Jets. The 20-year-old Stenberg, in his first NHL season, is averaging 13:37 time-on-ice and has nine points (2G / 7A) in 29 games.

Jonathan Drouin will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Walker to re-enter the lineup against the Winnipeg Jets. The 32-year-old Walker is averaging 11:58 time-on-ice and has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 43 games this season.

The Blues are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche that all-but-ended their hopes for making the playoffs. The team's late-season push was spearheaded by strong goaltending, primarily from Joel Hofer, but the veteran Jordan Binnington was also impressive in less frequent action. The 32-year-old Binnington has only played seven of 20 games since returning from the Olympic break, but has won four of those outings (4-2-1) while posting an excellent 1.74 GAA and .925 SV%. The Blues enter Thursday's contest as slight -107 home favourites against a Winnipeg Jets team that is two points ahead of them in the standings and hope to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.

The Blues are coming off a 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche that all-but-ended their hopes for making the playoffs. The team's late-season push was spearheaded by strong goaltending, primarily from Joel Hofer, but the veteran Jordan Binnington was also impressive in less frequent action. The 32-year-old Binnington has only played seven of 20 games since returning from the Olympic break, but has won four of those outings (4-2-1) while posting an excellent 1.74 GAA and .925 SV%. The Blues enter Thursday's contest as slight -107 home favourites against a Winnipeg Jets team that is two points ahead of them in the standings and hope to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.