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Binnington will start Saturday vs. the Penguins.
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Jonatan Berggren will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. the New York Rangers.
Berggren has 11 goals, 10 assists, 60 SOG, 14 PIMs and is a -2 plus/minus through 43 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Thursday as Detroit takes on New York. Filip Zadina will be replacing him in the Red Wings' lineup.
Goalie Start
Binnington will start Thursday vs. the Canucks.
Binnington allowed four goals on 36 shots (.889 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by Carolina in his last start. The 29-year-old has not been good this season, yet still starts nightly as shown by his 21-20-3 record, 3.29 GAA and .893 SV%. He takes on the Vancouver Canucks, who have lost four of their last five games after a 5-4 shootout loss to Nashville last game.
Goalie Start
Binnington was the first goalie off the ice at the Blues morning skate.
Binnington allowed four goals on 36 shots (.889 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was defeated by Carolina in his last start. The 29-year-old has not been good this season, yet still starts nightly as shown by his 21-20-3 record, 3.29 GAA and .893 SV%. He takes on the Vancouver Canucks, who have lost four of their last five games after a 5-4 shootout loss to Nashville last game.
Pavel Buchnevich is expected to return to the Blues' lineup Thursday (lower body).
Buchnevich missed the Blues' previous game due to a lower-body injury but will return to the lineup Thursday vs. Vancouver. The 27-year-old had 16 goals, 27 assists, 78 SOG, 22 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 42 games played prior to the injury.
Torey Krug left St.Louis' game Tuesday with a lower-body injury and will be out of the lineup Thursday.
Krug left the Blues' contest Tuesday against Carolina after just 14:17 TOI due to a lower-body injury and is now considered day-to-day and expected to miss the Blues' game Thursday. The 31-year-old has five goals, 17 assists, 86 SOG, and a -28 plus/minus through 40 games this season prior to the injury.
Goalie Start
Binnington led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
Binnington allowed four goals on 33 shots (.879 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Colorado in his last start. The 29-year-old has not played well this season but still continues to see the majority of starts, which has led to his 21-19-3 record, 3.27 GAA and .893 SV%. He takes on the scorching-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who have won 10 of their last 11 contests after a 4-1 win over Washington last game.
Goalie Start
Binnington was the first goalie off the ice at the Blues morning skate.
Binnington allowed four goals on 33 shots (.879 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Colorado in his last start. The 29-year-old has not played well this season but still continues to see the majority of starts, which has led to his 21-19-3 record, 3.27 GAA and .893 SV%. He takes on the scorching-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who have won 10 of their last 11 contests after a 4-1 win over Washington last game.
Jake Neighbours has been placed on the injured reserve (upper-body) and is expected to miss at least five weeks.
Neighbours left the Blues' game Sunday just 0:37 TOI into the game with an upper-body injury and are now expected to miss at least five weeks with an upper-body injury. The 20-year-old has four goals, four assists, 27 SOG, nine PIMs and a -17 plus/minus through 30 games prior to the injury.
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Gauthier will make his Senators debut on Monday.
Gauthier was dealt to Ottawa Sunday alongside a seventh-round pick for Tyler Motte from the New York Rangers and will make his Senators' debut Monday. The 25-year-old had six goals, three assists, 36 SOG, four PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 40 games with the Rangers this season.
The Senators have acquired Julien Gauthier and a conditional 2023 seventh-round pick from the Rangers for Tyler Motte.
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Krug (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
Buchnevich (lower-body) will not play on Sunday.
Goalie Start
Binnington starts Saturday vs. the Avalanche.
Krug (undisclosed) will not play Saturday vs. the Avalanche.
The Blues have acquired Mikhail Abramov, Adam Gaudette, a 2023 1st round pick, a 2024 2nd round pick, and a 2023 3rd round pick from the Maple Leafs in a three-team trade also involving the Wild.
Abramov was a fourth-round pick (No.115 overall) in 2019 and has picked up 16 points (6G / 10A) in 34 AHL games this season. Since turning pro last year, Abramov has compiled 13 goals and 31 assist (44 points) in 100 AHL games.
Torey Krug is questionable for Saturday vs. Colorado (undisclosed).
Krug has five goals, 17 assists, 83 SOG, 19 PIMs and a -26 plus/minus through 38 games this season but is questionable to play Saturday vs. Colorado due to an undisclosed injury.
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Justin Holl will draw back into the Maple Leafs' lineup Saturday vs. Montreal.
Holl was a healthy scratch for the Maple Leafs' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Saturday vs. Montreal. The 31-year-old has two goals, nine assists, 41 SOG, 26 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus through 54 games this season.
Dylan Holloway has been reassigned to the Bakersfield Condors (AHL).
Holloway had three goals, six assists, 44 SOG, and 27 PIMs across 51 games played with the Oilers but will head to Bakersfield (AHL) for the first time this season. The 2020 1st round pick (14th overall) will hope to be back with Edmonton soon but had to be sent down with Kailer Yamamoto's return to the lineup.
Torey Krug is expected to play Thursday after leaving the Blues' previous game with a lower-body injury.
Krug left the Blue's previous game vs. St. Louis after 7:58 TOI due to a lower-body injury but is expected to return to the lineup Thursday. The 31-year-old defenseman has five goals, 17 assists, 82 SOG, 15 PIMs and a -26 plus/minus through 37 games this season.