St Louis Blues News

Leddy suffered a lower-body injury and could be out of the Blues' lineup on Thursday against the New York Islanders. The 33-year-old Leddy has zero points and a -3 plus/minus through four games this season. Pierre-Olivier Joseph will draw into the lineup as Leddy's replacement.

The Blues have lost two straight, being outscored 8-4, and will turn to Hofer between the pipes for the second time this season. The 24-year-old Hofer salvaged a 5-4 victory in his only outing this season but allowing four goals on 29 shots (.862 SV%). That said, the young netminder had a solid 2023-24 campaign, posting a 2.65 GAA and .913 SV% in 30 appearances (15-12-1). The Blues enter action on Thursday as +127 home underdogs against a New York Islanders club with a 1-1-1 record.

Sundqvist underwent surgery for a torn ACL towards the end of the 2023-24 campaign and, after a long recovery, has finally been cleared for contact. The 30-year-old veteran enjoyed an average first season in St. Louis as far as personal production, with his six goals, 21 points, 68 SOG and 32 PIMs in 71 games played before the injury.

Leddy suffered a lower-body injury and could be out of the Blues' lineup on Thursday against the New York Islanders. The 33-year-old Leddy has zero points and a -3 plus/minus through four games this season.

Binnington has played two of three games for the Blues thus far and will return to the crease for Tuesday's matchup against the Minnesota Wild. The 31-year-old Binnington had difficulty in his previous outing, allowing four goals on 28 shots (.857 SVV%) in a 4-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. That said, Binnington is sporting a 1-1-0 record early in the season and his Blues are slight -109 home favourites against the Wild.

After missing the first three games of the season, Saad has been activated from Injured Reserve. At practice on Monday, Saad was skating on the Blues' top line alongside Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours. In a parallel move, Alexandre Texier (upper-body) was placed on IR to make room for Saad.

Texier did not play the last two games for the Blues due to an upper-body injury and has been placed on Injured Reserve. In his only game of the season, Texier recorded one assist and two shots on goal in 13:03 time-on-ice. Brandon Saad, who missed the first three games of the season, has been activated from IR and will draw back into the lineup.

After missing the first three games of the season, Saad has been activated from Injured Reserve. At practice on Monday, Saad was skating on the Blues' top line alongside Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours. In a parallel move, Alexandre Texier (upper-body) was placed on IR to make room for Saad.

Kessel will get the night off on Friday after playing in each of the Blues' first two games of the season. Pierre-Olivier Joseph will draw into the lineup and make his Blues debut.

Texier was a late scratch on Thursday due to an upper-body injury and he will be sidelined again on Friday. Texier spent the first five seasons of his career as a Columbus Blue Jacket. The 25-year-old Texier had a career-high 30 points (12G / 18A) in 78 games last season.

On the tail end of a back-to-back set, the Blues will turn to Binnington in the crease on Friday night after Joel Hofer allowed four goals on 29 shots (.862 SV%) in a 5-4 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks last night. The 31-year-old Binnington was solid in the Blues' season opener on Tuesday, saving 30 of 32 shots (.938 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken. The Blues enter action on Friday as +188 road underdogs against the Vegas Golden Knights.

On the tail end of a back-to-back set, the Blues will likely turn to Binnington in the crease on Friday night after Joel Hofer allowed four goals on 29 shots (.862 SV%) in a 5-4 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks last night. The 31-year-old Binnington was solid in the Blues' season opener on Tuesday, saving 30 of 32 shots (.938 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken. The Blues enter action on Friday as +188 road underdogs against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Texier was a late scratch on Thursday, being replaced by Zachary Bolduc, due to an upper-body injury. Texier spent the first five seasons of his career as a Columbus Blue Jacket. The 25-year-old Texier had a career-high 30 points (12G / 18A) in 78 games last season.

On the front end of a back-to-back, the Blues will turn to Hofer in the crease on Thursday evening against the San Jose Sharks. The Blues were victorious in their opening night contest in a 3-2 come-from-behind victory on Tuesday with Jordan Binnington in net against the Seattle Kraken. The 24-year-old Hofer had a steady workload last season as Binnington's backup, posting a solid 2.65 GAA, .913 SV%, and one shutout in 30 appearances (15-12-1). The Blues enter action as -154 road favorites against an improved Sharks club that finished 31st in the league offensively last season with 181 goals.

On the front end of a back-to-back, the Blues will likely turn to Hofer in the crease on Thursday evening against the San Jose Sharks. The Blues were victorious in their opening night contest in a 3-2 come-from-behind victory on Tuesday with Jordan Binnington in net against the Seattle Kraken. The 24-year-old Hofer had a steady workload last season as Binnington's backup, posting a solid 2.65 GAA, .913 SV%, and one shutout in 30 appearances (15-12-1). The Blues enter action as -154 road favorites against an improved Sharks club that finished 31st in the league offensively last season with 181 goals.

The Blues will turn to Binnington in the crease for their matinee season opener against the Seattle Kraken. The 31-year-old Binnington had a solid 2023-24 campaign, posting a 2.84 GAA and a .913 SV% in 57 games (28-21-5), his strongest save percentage since the .927 SV% he posted in his rookie season when he finished fifth in voting for the Vezina trophy. Binnington and the Blues enter action on Tuesday as +140 road underdogs against a Kraken club that finished fourth-worst in the league offensively last season, scoring 217 goals.

Saad is expected to miss the Blues' first road trip of the season as he awaits the birth of his third child and has been placed on the Injured/Non-Roster list to begin 2024-25. The Blues will hope to have their veteran 31-year-old left-winger back soon after he finished 2023-24 fourth in team goals (26) and fifth in points (42).