ST. LOUIS BLUES NEWS

Not ready to play Saturday Buchnevich (upper body) is skating, but he hasn't taken contact yet and won't play Saturday versus Pittsburgh, per Lou Korac of The Hockey News.

Impact Buchnevich also missed Thursday's 6-2 loss to Arizona because of his upper-body injury. Coach Craig Berube said Buchnevich is "making progress," but his timetable is "still up in the air." After Saturday's contest, the Blues will face Winnipeg on Tuesday. The 28-year-old forward has no points in two games this season, but he finished the 2022-23 campaign with 26 goals and 67 points in 63 outings.

OCTOBER 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Set to start Saturday Binnington was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports, indicating he will patrol the home crease Saturday aga...

Impact Binnington has posted a 1-0-1 record this season, surrendering just two goals on 65 shots. Pittsburgh has scored 3.50 goals per game this campaign.

OCTOBER 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Skating on fourth line Neighbours recorded two hits, a shot on goal and a minus-1 rating in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Coyotes.

Impact Neighbours has been skating in the bottom six, as he has averaged 12:54 of ice time per game through three outings. He has fired just two shots on net in that stretch. The 2020 first-round pick is still developing and spent a majority of his time with the big club last year, recording six goals, four assists and 53 shots on net through 43 games. Neighbours won't have much fantasy utility until he climbs the depth chart, though.

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Fires four shots on net Saad fired four shots on net and finished minus-1 in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Coyotes.

Impact After posting 19 goals and 37 points last season, Saad is off to a slow start this year with no points, five shots on net and a minus-1 rating through three games. He's averaging 16:42 of ice time per game thus far, which is on trend with his first two seasons with the Blues. Nonetheless, it wouldn't be surprising to see the 30-year-old bounce back and move towards the 20-goal threshold that he's achieved six times in his career.

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Searching for first point Parayko fired two shots on net and blocked two shots over 21:20 of ice time in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Coyotes.

Impact Parayko is pacing the Blues in ice time through three games, but he has yet to mark a point on the scoresheet. The 30-year-old has registered nine blocked shots, six shots on goal and three hits. He looks locked into the top pairing, but without power-play minutes, he's tough to depend on for fantasy purposes.

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Makes season debut Alexandrov recorded three hits and finished with a minus-1 rating in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Coyotes.

Impact The 2019 second-round pick made his season debut after being a healthy scratch for the first two games. Alexandrov skated on the fourth line and finished with 10:53 of ice time. The Blues may need to make a decision with Alexandrov soon, as filtering in and out of the lineup isn't ideal for the 23-year-old's development. However, he would require waivers to go back to the AHL. Last season, the German winger piled up 19 goals and 19 assists through 41 AHL games.

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

First goal of season Blais scored a goal, recorded two shots on goal, dished out two hits and finished plus-2 in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Coyotes.

Impact Blais is skating on the third line and finished with just 14:38 of ice time, but he also logged 2:13 on the power play. The 27-year-old winger is known for his physical presence while having a nice scoring touch. Through three games with the Blues, he has produced a goal, an assist and 11 hits.

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Blues and Penguins face off for non-conference matchup

The St. Louis Blues and the Pittsburgh Penguins square off in a non-conference matchup

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Grabs two points in loss Vrana picked up a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Coyotes.

Impact Vrana got St. Louis on the board in the second period with his first goal of the season, ripping a wrist shot past Connor Ingram from the slot before picking up an assist on a Sammy Blais tally in the third. The 27-year-old Vrana now has a goal and two assists through three games to start the year, picking up where he left off with the Blues last season when he tallied 10 goals and 14 points in 20 games following a midseason trade from Detroit.

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Falls to Coyotes Hofer allowed six goals on 42 shots in Thursday's 6-2 loss to Arizona.

Impact It was a tough night for the 23-year-old Hofer in his first start of the year. He allowed five goals over the final two periods -- he was bombarded with 31 shots in that span. Hofer is expected to serve as Jordan Binnington's backup this season. Hofer played just six games last year, where he went 3-1-1 with a .905 save percentage.

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Coyotes capitalize on mistakes as Blues lose, 6-2 ST. LOUIS — Poor puck management and a still quiet offense doomed the Blues in a 6-2 loss to the Coyotes on Thursday night at Enterprise Cen...

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz power the Coyotes to 6-2 win over the Blues

Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz each had a goal and an assist, sparking the Arizona Coyotes to a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Picks up first start Thursday Hofer will get his first start of the season versus the Coyotes at home Thursday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.

Impact Hofer was 3-1-1 last season in six appearances with the Blues, giving up 17 goals on 179 shots. He spent most of the season with AHL Springfield, going 27-15-4 with a 2.50 GAA and a .921 save percentage. Hofer will face the Coyotes, who have scored just five goals in three games this season.

OCTOBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Blues give offensive-minded Torey Krug penalty-killing responsibilities The Blues have given defenseman Torey Krug a job he hasn’t done much in his 13-year NHL career: penalty killing.

OCTOBER 19, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Blues give offensive-minded Torey Krug penalty-killing responsibilities The Blues have given defenseman Torey Krug a job he hasn’t done much in his 13-year NHL career: penalty killing.

OCTOBER 19, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM

Officially ruled out against Yotes Buchnevich (upper body) has been officially ruled out for Thursday's matchup with Arizona, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

Impact Buchnevich was previously reported as being doubtful to play versus the Coyotes but now has been officially shut down. Through two games this season, the 28-year-old Russian has yet to write his name on the scoresheet and hasn't even registered a shot on net. Alexei Toropchenko looks set to take on a top-six role with Buchnevich unavailable.

OCTOBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Blues host the Coyotes after shootout win

The St. Louis Blues host the Arizona Coyotes after the Blues beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 in a shootout

OCTOBER 18, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Doubtful for Thursday Buchnevich (upper body) is doubtful for Thursday's matchup with Arizona, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Impact Buchnevich hasn't been practicing because he is still feeling sore. He is considered to be day-to-day. He was injured in the first period of Saturday's 2-1 shootout win over Seattle. If Buchnevich can't play Thursday, Brandon Saad is slated to move up to St. Louis' top line.

OCTOBER 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Media op: St-Louis | Montréal Canadiens St-Louis on increased responsibilty for Newhook

OCTOBER 16, 2023 • NHL.COM

Springfield Thunderbirds drop home opener to Hartford Nathan Walker scored the lone goal for the Thunderbirds in their home opener.

OCTOBER 15, 2023 • MASSLIVE.COM