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Hurricanes, chasing top spot, visit BlackhawksThe Carolina Hurricanes are in the mix for the best record in the NHL, but they’ve also entered a phase of gearing up for the postseason.The...
Jordan Binnington - Tending twine WednesdayBinnington will guard the road goal Wednesday against Dallas, according to Lou Korac of NHL.com.
ImpactBinnington stopped 37 of 40 shots in a 5-2 loss to Carolina on Friday during his last outing. He has won six of his past 10 outings, posting a .912 save percentage during that span. In 56 appearances this season, he has a 28-21-4 record with a 2.88 GAA and a .911 save percentage. The Stars sit third in the league this campaign with 3.63 goals per contest.
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Torey Krug - Out SundayKrug (upper body) won't play Sunday versus Seattle, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
ImpactKrug will miss a second straight game Sunday, though he could return Wednesday for the Blues' season finale. Overall, the 33-year-old blueliner has four goals and 39 points with a minus-31 rating through 77 games this year.
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Jake Neighbours - Likely done for seasonNeighbours (upper body) will likely miss the remainder of the season, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
ImpactThe Blues host Seattle on Sunday before visiting Dallas on Wednesday to conclude the 2023-24 campaign. Neighbours has missed the past three games after getting injured in a 3-2 overtime loss to San Jose on April 6. Assuming he won't return, the promising 22-year-old forward will finish the season with 27 goals, 38 points and 145 shots on net in 77 games
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Joel Hofer - Starting SundayHofer will guard the home net Sunday against the Kraken, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
ImpactHofer is coming off a 5-2 win over Chicago in his last start. Overall, he's 14-12-1 with a .912 save percentage and 2.72 GAA this year. The 23-year-old Hofer will face a Seattle team averaging 2.63 goals per game in what's likely to be his final start of the season.
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Robert Thomas - Two helpers FridayThomas picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
ImpactThe 24-year-old center put together his fourth straight multi-point performance, but it wasn't enough to keep the Blues' faint playoff hopes alive. Thomas is up to a career-high 85 points (25 goals, 60 assists) through 80 games on the season, and the eight-year, $65 million contract extension he signed in July 2022 is looking a little more palatable than it did this time last year.
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Jordan Binnington - Can't slow Canes in Friday's lossBinnington stopped 37 of 40 shots in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes, with Carolina's final two goals coming into an empty net.
ImpactThe loss eliminated St. Louis from the playoffs, a result made even tougher to swallow by the fact that the team twice took one-goal leads before Carolina took control in the third period. Binnington bounced back this season from a shaky 2022-23, posting a 2.88 GAA and .911 save percentage with a 28-21-4 record, but with 23-year-old Joel Hofer looking good as his backup, the Blues may attempt to move the veteran netminder's contract this offseason. Binnington has three years at a $6 million AAV left on his deal, with a partial no-trade clause.
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