Overview
- Neighbours was hurt Saturday against Detroit after sliding into the boards, stayed in the game, then missed Monday’s loss to Pittsburgh before the IR move.
- The team said he will be out through at least Dec. 2, and no roster recall was announced with the transaction.
- With Robert Thomas sidelined as day-to-day, Jimmy Snuggerud and Pius Suter were elevated to skate with Pavel Buchnevich on the top line.
- Neighbours leads St. Louis with six goals and had been finishing at a 50% rate, with his line posting a 51.9 xGF% and 50.6 CF% per MoneyPuck.
- The Blues dropped a fifth straight game Tuesday, falling to 3-6-1, and entered the night allowing 4.33 goals per game with the NHL’s worst 5-on-5 save rate.