JAROSLAV HALAK RUMORS

St. Louis Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak will not play for the remainder of the series against the Los Angeles Kings because of a lower-body injury Blues coach Ken Hitchcock made the announcement at the end of his Monday press conference, with his team already down 2-0 in the series. Halak sustained his injury in Game 2 of the conference quarterfinals against San Jose when he collided...

The St. Louis Blues have announced that goalie Jaroslav Halak will miss the remainder of the Blues second round series with the Los Angeles Kings. - Photo courtesy of Getty Images On a night that saw the Los Angeles Kings score four first period goals and five total in a 5-2 defeat of the St. Louis Blues in game two of the Western Conference semifinals, Blues fans got more bad news...

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues goaltender Jaroslav Halak will not play in the first two games of the upcoming second-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Blues coach Ken Hitchcock disclosed his decision Monday. Halak was injured in the second game of the Blues' first-round series against San Jose, leaving with an undisclosed lower-body injury that is believed to...

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jaroslav Halak will not play in the first two games of the upcoming second-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Blues coach Ken Hitchcock disclosed his decision Monday. Halak was injured in the second game of the Blues' first-round series against San Jose, leaving with an undisclosed lower-body injury that is believed to be a sprained...

Star goalie Jaroslav Halak will miss Game 3 of the St. Louis Blues first-round series against the San Jose Sharks because of a lower-body injury. Coach Ken Hitchcock ruled Halak out of Monday night's game in San Jose because of the hard hit he took from teammate Barret Jackman in the second period Saturday night in a St. Louis' 3-0 win that tied the series at a game apiece...

ST. LOUIS The goalie tandem of Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott were big reasons why the St. Louis Blues won the Central Division and earned the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. Fittingly, the two may have teamed Saturday to save the Blues' season. Halak stopped 12 shots before leaving with a lower-body injury and Elliott came off the bench to make 17 saves to help the...

ST. LOUIS The question was common this week, and goalie Jaroslav Halak turned to the crowd after practice to explain how the St. Louis Blues have faith in their chance to advance despite playoff inexperience. The past doesnt matter, he said without emotion to the cameras and microphones nearby. Hockey can be an unforgiving game, but it rewards teams that stay true to an approach...

Jaroslav Halak will start in goal for the St. Louis Blues in their playoff opener against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Coach Ken Hitchcock announced his decision Wednesday. Goaltender Brian Elliott is nursing an unspecified upper-body injury and he didn't practice. Elliott led the NHL with a 1.56 goals-against average and nine shutouts. Halak wasn't far behind...

NEW YORK - Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, New Jersey Devils left wing Ilya Kovalchuk and St. Louis Blues goaltender Jaroslav Halak have been named the NHLs Three Stars for the week ending March 11. FIRST STAR ILYA BRYZGALOV, G, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS Bryzgalov posted a 3-0-0 record, 0.65 goals-against average and .979 save percentage in three starts as the Flyers ...

ST. LOUIS All it took was a little healthy competition to get Blues' Jaroslav Halak going. And nearly two months later, he has yet to slow down. Halak's early season struggles are quickly becoming a distant memory as he posted his second consecutive shutout and third in his past four games to lead the Blues to a 1-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers Thursday night at Scottrade...