ST. LOUIS BLUES NEWS

Blues F McDonald returns from concussion

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Blues forward Andy McDonald has been activated from injured reserve after missing 51 games with a concussion and is expected to play Sunday night against the San Jose Sharks. "It's been kind of a tough recovery," McDonald said after the morning skate. "Obviously a long time, but I'm excited that this day is finally here. Get in the game,...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  45 minutes ago

Blues 4, Devils 3, SO

T.J. Oshie scored the only goal in the shootout and relief goal Brian Elliott was perfect as the St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey 4-3 on Thursday night to end the Devils five-game winning streak. Oshie, the first shooter for the Blues, fooled Devils goalie Johan Hedberg with an off-speed shot that trickled through his pads. Elliott, who came on to replace Jaroslav Halak in the second...
Via Fox Sports  |  2 days ago

Blues 3, Avalanche 2, OT

Carlo Colaiacovo scored 3:18 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. David Perron added two goals and an assist as the Blues won for the fourth time in five games and improved to 15-0-3 in their last 18 at home. St. Louis, which is among the NHL's best home teams at 23-3-4, has recorded at least one point in a franchise...
Via AP on Fox  |  20 hours ago

Blues knock off Avalanche in overtime

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Carlo Colaiacovo scored 3:18 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. David Perron added two goals and an assist, and T.J. Oshie had two assists as the Blues won for the fourth time in five games and improved to 15-0-3 in their last 18 at home. St. Louis, among the NHL's best home teams at 23-3-4, has...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  19 hours ago

Blues' McDonald could return Sunday

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Blues forward Andy McDonald could return from a concussion as early as Sunday night at home against the San Jose Sharks. The 34-year-old McDonald was injured Oct. 13 in Dallas and has dealt with multiple concussions in his career. He has been skating on a regular basis since Dec. 23. The Blues wouldn't say when McDonald would return, but Sunday is...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  1 day ago

Andy McDonald is Back!

Mac is back in St. Louis, finally. The St. Louis Blues activated their veteran forward from injury reserve this morning, clearing the path for him to play tonight against the San Jose Sharks. Andy McDonald has missed 51 games after suffering a concussion mid-way through the second period on October 13th against the Dallas Stars. He had registered two assists in his three games. Injuries...
Via Rant Sports  |  6 hours ago

Blues' Backes flies 700 miles to rescue dogs

ST. LOUIS David Backes was searching for an activity to keep busy during the NHL All-Star break, and a decision to combine his passions of flight and animal rescue saved three stray dogs. Last Friday, Backes, the St. Louis Blues' captain, participated in a seven-hundred mile mission to Houston with his wife, Kelly, and his flight instructor, Tim Voithover. Upon landing, they...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  11 days ago

Improved Offense, Blues Win Again: 3-2 Over the Avalanche

With one fell swoop from Patrick Berglund and a deft tip from Carlo Colaiacovo finished a game that should have ended long, giving the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche. It was never a game St. Louis looked like losing, merely another that provided dominating attacking periods after one another only to be frustrated by a game goalie in Semyon Varlamov...
Via Rant Sports  |  19 hours ago

Blues take on red hot Devils, PLUS rumors and more!

Follow me on twitter @tonymoreno20 David Perron and Brian Elliot led the Blues to a victory over the Senators 2 days ago.  Elliot looked brilliant against his former team making 28 saves on 29 shots, again showing why he should be the starting goalie.  Perron had 2 goals and the team reached over 2 goals for just the 2nd time in 8 games and going 5-2-1 in that span.  The goaltending...
Via Rant Sports  |  3 days ago

Shattenkirk vital to maturing Blues defense

NASHVILLE – Not too long ago, defensemen that were 22 years old and just breaking into the league weren’t relied upon to be anchors, per se, of a blueline. Times have changed, for the better, in the NHL. One team that has benefitted from the rapid maturation for defensemen is St. Louis, where youngsters Kevin Shattenkirk and Alex Pietrangelo are leading the way.When GM Doug...
Via Red Light District Hockey  |  7 days ago

McDonald returns from concussion

St. Louis Blues forward Andy McDonald has been activated from injured reserve after missing 51 games with a concussion and was expected to play Sunday night against the San Jose Sharks. The Blues also placed forward Matt D'Agostini on injured reserve with a concussion sustained last week in Ottawa. D'Agostini has missed the last two games. The 34-year-old McDonald, who...
Via AP on Fox  |  1 day ago

Blues offense comes through

With Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over New Jersey, the Blues improved to 24-0 this season when scoring three or more goals. They are 8-14-7 when scoring two goals or fewer. Despite those figures, and despite the fact that the Blues have no idea when they'll get back Andy McDonald, Alex Steen and Matt D'Agostini from concussions, general manager Doug Armstrong said that...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  2 days ago

Elliott represents Blues at NHL All-Star Game

The first game St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott plays following the All-Star break will likely feel like a walk in the park compared to what he faced Sunday afternoon in the NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa. Elliott, the Blues' lone All-Star representative, was the third goalie to see action for Team Alfredsson. He faced 19 shots in the third period alone and allowed six goals...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  13 days ago

Paul Kariya, Brian Gionta Among Top Five Forwards in Hockey East History

Hockey East has frequently featured some of the most talented college hockey players in the world since coming into existence in 1984, but a few players have stood above the rest. One such player is Paul Kariya. Considered by many to be one of the finest college hockey players of all time, Kariya has gone on to enjoy a successful NHL career, but his playing days at the University...
Via NESN.com  |  22 hours ago

Blues goalie Elliott ready for All-Star debut

ST. LOUIS - Traveling back to Ottawa was likely the last thing goalie Brian Elliott thought he would be doing during the All-Star break when he signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Blues last summer. Heck, Elliott wasn't even sure he was going to make the Blues roster when training camp opened in September. Now he's headed to the All-Star Game as their only representative...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  18 days ago

Blues Forward T.J. Oshie gets taken out by NHL referee (Video)

In the first period of last night's NHL game in St. Louis, Blues forward T.J. Oshie ran straight into the back of one of the referees. Oshie went down so hard that it made the accidental collision look like a blindside hit by the ref. Oshie was chasing the puck and was so focused on it that he couldn't see the referee. Hopefully he'll...
Via Holdout Sports  |  8 days ago

Oshie, Blues outlast Devils in shootout

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- T.J. Oshie scored the only goal in the shootout and relief goal Brian Elliott was perfect as the St. Louis Blues beat New Jersey 4-3 on Thursday night to end the Devils five-game winning streak. Oshie, the first shooter for the Blues, fooled Devils goalie Johan Hedberg with an off-speed shot that trickled through his pads. Elliott, who came on to replace Jaroslav...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  2 days ago

WHL's Cody Beach slaps Tyler Yaworski after fight

The Western Hockey League is an NHL feeder and home to some tough hockey. Cody Beach, a 2010 fifth round draft pick of the St. Louis Blues, dropped the gloves twice during the Moose Jaw Warriors tilt with the Prince Albert Raiders. In this bout, he got the better of Prince Albert's Tyler Yaworski in an extremely one-sided battle. Beach was the aggressor at the beginning, middle...
Via It's Always Sunny in Detroit  |  5 days ago

Many in Jack Adams contention

Well over halfway through the NHL season, there are numerous coaches that deserve consideration for the Jack Adams Award, given annually to the best coach of the year. Who are some of the top candidates to take home the award this season?Ken Hitchcock, BluesSince replacing Davis Payne in early November, Ken Hitchcock has turned the Blues’ season around. The record has been night...
Via Red Light District Hockey  |  5 days ago

Backes plays like an All-Star in four-point night

Many Blues fans believe that the NHL snubbed forward David Backes by not sending him an invitation to this month's All-Star game. Backes' four-point performance Saturday in a 4-2 victory over Buffalo, when he had a hand in each of the Blues' goals, will only amplify those sentiments. Backes left the game momentarily in the first period after crashing hard into the boards...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  20 days ago

Blues need to earn road wins

Before the Blues' game Tuesday in Ottawa, where they hadn't won since January 2000, the players walked around the visiting locker room wearing T-shirts that read: "Road Warriors." The club owns the best home record in the NHL at 22-3-4, but playing on the road has been much more difficult. They were 8-11-3 heading into Tuesday's game, losers of four of their...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  4 days ago

Colaiacovo OT goal lifts Blues over Avs

Carlo Colaiacovo scored 3:18 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.
Via MSNBC  |  20 hours ago

Blues preparing for long road ahead

ST. LOUIS The schedule makers were more than kind to the St. Louis Blues for the first four months of the season. It's about to even out in a painful way. The Blues returned to the ice Friday night after an NHL-long nine-day layoff for the All-Star break and beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 at Scottrade Center. The other 29 teams all played at least one game and 23 teams played...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  8 days ago

Blues preparing for long road ahead

ST. LOUIS The schedule makers were more than kind to the St. Louis Blues for the first four months of the season. It's about to even out in a painful way. The Blues returned to the ice Friday night after an NHL-long nine-day layoff for the All-Star break and beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 at Scottrade Center. The other 29 teams all played at least one game and 23 teams played...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  8 days ago

Blues recall Grachev

ST. LOUIS St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has recalled forward Evgeny Grachev from the Blues American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. Grachev, 21, has dressed in 24 games for the Blues this season posting four points including a goal and three assists. The 6'4, 225-pound forward has also...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  4 days ago
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