Robert Bortuzzo News

Bortuzzo took the morning off and will sit out Monday vs. Vegas. With Bortuzzo out, Niko Mikkola will suit up for his third game of the season.

Bortuzzo has been out since the second game of the season but was activated from IR on Sunday and should be back in the lineup on Monday. Bortuzzo will likely replace Jake Walman vs. the Coyotes.

Bortuzzo was forced to leave Friday’s blowout loss to the Avalanche after a hit from Valeri Nichushkin. Moving Bortuzzo to IR means he will miss at least seven days and Carl Gunnarsson will likely draw into the lineup on Monday.

Bortuzzo has served his four-game suspension for cross-checking Viktor Arvidsson on November 23rd and is set to return to the lineup in Chicago. Bortuzzo has just one assist in 11 games but is averaging 1.5 hits and 0.9 blocked shots per game this season.

Bortuzzo was given a minor on the first cross-check and went back for a second cross-check, which injured Arvidsson. The Predators announced that Arvidsson will miss 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury as a result.

Bortuzzo played just 12:15 TOI, recording one shot, in the Blues season opener but will be scratched in favour of Carl Gunnarsson on Saturday.

Bortuzzo was a healthy scratch in Game 4 with Vince Dunn returning from injury but will replace Joel Edmundson in the lineup on Thursday. Bortuzzo has registered two goals in 15 playoff games.

Bortuzzo replaced Joel Edmundson in Games 3 and 4 but will come back out of the lineup in an important Game 5 in St. Louis. Carl Gunnarsson will move down to play in Bortuzzo’s spot on the third-pairing.

Bortuzzo has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Carl Gunnarsson (upper-body) on Thursday. Bortuzzo has seven points (1G / 6A) in 30 games this season.

Bortuzzo has been with the Blues since 2015, collecting nine goals and 16 assists (25 points) in 175 games. Bortuzzo will continue serving as a bottom-pairing defenseman for the Blues for the next three seasons.

Bortuzzo has not played since October 20th but will be back in the lineup tonight in Colorado. Bortuzzo, who will replace Jordan Schmaltz, has just one goal in five games this season.

Bortuzzo missed Tuesday’s game after suffering a lower-body injury in Toronto last Saturday. With Bortuzzo on IR, Jay Bouwmeester will remain in the Blues lineup going forward.

Bortuzzo scored a goal and played 17:46 TOI while replacing Jay Bouwmeester in the Blues lineup on Saturday, but suffered a lower-body injury in process. Bortuzzo returned to St. Louis to undergo some testing, so look for Bouwmeester to replace him in Winnipeg.

Bortuzzo has missed the last five games with a knee injury, but he is expected to play in Dallas this afternoon. Bortuzzo has just one goal and seven assists (eight points) in 55 games this season. He will likely replace Jordan Schmaltz in the lineup.

Bortuzzo was a healthy scratch in Buffalo on Saturday but will replace Tage Thompson in the lineup tonight vs. the Wild. Bortuzzo, who has just seven points (1G / 6A) in 50 games, will dress as a seventh defenseman so he might not see a lot of playing time.