Faulk had missed the Blues' previous four games due to a lower-body injury and has officially been placed on the Injured Reserve Thursday with expectations that he will be out week-to-week. The 31-year-old had struggled through the first half of the season with two goals, 19 points, 90 SOG, 10 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 40 games played.
Perunovich appeared in 16:14 TOI in the Blues game on January 28th vs. Los Angeles but has been announced out week-to-week with a lower-body injury after not participating in practice Thursday and missing the Blues' previous game. The 25-year-old rookie appeared in his 50th career game last contest and has no goals, 12 assists, 23 SOG, six PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 31 games before his injury this season.
MacEachern has been out since December 30th due to a right shoulder injury and will undergo surgery which will cause him to miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season. The 29-year-old left-winger was appearing in his first NHL season since 2021-22 and had an assist, four SOG, and a -1 plus/minus while averaging only 7:52 TOI across eight games played.
Binnington stopped 33 of 36 shots in the Blues win in Seattle last Friday. Binnington has now won three straight starts and has gone 6-1-1 with a .927 SV% and one shutout in eight starts in January. Tonight he will face the Blue Jackets, who have lost seven of their last nine games. St. Louis enter the game as -155 home favourites.
Perunovich left Sunday's game vs. the Kings with a lower-body injury and will not be available for Tuesday's game vs. Columbus. The Blues hope he'll be ready to go after the All-Star break/bye week, but it's too early to tell. Expect Tyler Tucker to replace him in the lineup on Tuesday.
Binnington will return to the crease for the Blues as they search for their fourth straight win on Friday night against the Seattle Kraken. The 30-year-old Binnington has played exceptionally lately, allowing three or fewer goals in six of his last eight games (5-2-1), posting a stellar .928 SV%. That said, the Blues are +150 road underdogs against the Kraken, who were defeated 2-1 by the Blues in mid-October.
Binnington will likely return to the crease for the Blues as they search for their fourth straight win on Friday night against the Seattle Kraken. The 30-year-old Binnington has played exceptionally lately, allowing three or fewer goals in six of his last eight games (5-2-1), posting a stellar .928 SV%. That said, the Blues are +150 road underdogs against the Kraken, who were defeated 2-1 by the Blues in mid-October.
After a come-from-behind 4-3 victory against the Calgary Flames last night, the Blues will switch to Hofer between the pipes on the back end of a back-to-back. Hofer has started about one of every three games for the Blues lately but has not been able to consistently lead them to victory. The 23-year-old Hofer is 0-3-0 in his last three starts, allowing three or more goals in each, posting a pedestrian .900 SV%. The Blues are sizeable +211 road underdogs against a red-hot Vancouver Canucks team that has won eight of their last nine contests (8-1-0).
Perunovich will fill in for the injured Justin Faulk (undisclosed). Perunovich has no goals and nine assists in 28 games this season.
Blues interim-head coach Drew Bannister added Faulk is day-to-day with the lower-body injury. Scott Perunovich will draw into the lineup in Faulk's place.
After a come-from-behind 4-3 victory against the Calgary Flames last night, the Blues will switch to Hofer between the pipes on the back end of a back-to-back. Hofer has started about one of every three games for the Blues lately but has not been able to consistently lead them to victory. The 23-year-old Hofer is 0-3-0 in his last three starts, allowing three or more goals in each, posting a pedestrian .900 SV%. The Blues are sizeable +211 road underdogs against a red-hot Vancouver Canucks team that has won eight of their last nine contests (8-1-0).
Binnington will tend the twine for the third straight game on Tuesday when the Blues visit the Calgary Flames. Binnington was excellent in his last outing, albeit not overworked, saving all 18 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Washington Capitals. The Blues are +145 road underdogs against a Flames club that has lost two straight contests.
Binnington will likely tend the twine for the third straight game on Tuesday when the Blues visit the Calgary Flames. Binnington was excellent in his last outing, albeit not overworked, saving all 18 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Washington Capitals. The Blues are +145 road underdogs against a Flames club that has lost two straight contests.
