St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk sustained a lower-body injury with 18-19 seconds left in the game against the Colorado Avalanche. Faulk, who had earlier saved a goal, was tripped by Manson in a move that was questioned as intentional and described as a 'slew foot'. He was in noticeable pain and needed assistance to reach the locker room. Consequently, Faulk is ruled out for the next game against the Pittsburgh Penguins and will undergo evaluation in St. Louis. Matthew Kessel has been called up in his stead and will make his season debut. The Blues, who recently suffered a 2-1 loss to the Avalanche, are adjusting their lineup, which includes ending Brayden Schenn's longest point drought in a decade, and swapping lines for Kapanen and Saad. Drew Bannister remarked on Faulk's condition, indicating it was not day-to-day but seemed more optimistic than initially thought.
The Penguins had a great push in the final minutes of that opening frame after St. Louis had tilted the ice prior to that.
Valtteri Puustinen high-sticked Brayden Schenn moments before beating Joel Hofer. No goal as the Blues go on the power play again.
Drew O'Connor on a one-timer from the slot after Scott Perunovich is stepped around on the wall. 1-0, Pens.
GAME 34: Puck drops to start the first period between the Penguins and Blues in the first home game since Dec. 21. It’s good to be back! Game on! #LetsGoPens
(12-30-23) Blues-Penguins Gameday Lineup (UPDATED) -- no time for #stlblues to dwell on 2-1 loss against #avs; Schenn on longest point drought in a decade; Faulk to miss game with LBI, Kessel recalled, will play; Kapanen, Saad to switch lines: https://t.co/hvpfcPPa6H
Matthew Kessel makes his season debut tonight, but that's not the only change we'll see in Pittsburgh. #stlblues PROJECTED LINEUP ➡️ https://t.co/WNf04Mqhdq https://t.co/WNf04Mqhdq
Drew Bannister on Justin Faulk: “I can’t give you the timeline, but I can tell you it’s better than we originally thought it was.” Said it was not day-to-day, but the Blues will monitor how he recovers in the next few days before seeing when he can get on the ice again.
In case you missed it last night, Faulk was injured in the final seconds of regulation. Bannister said Faulk wouldn’t be traveling to Pittsburgh and would re-evaluated. Matt Kessel has been called up as a result. #stlblues https://t.co/dnL0shmg9p
Whether it was intentional or not, that's a slew foot on Manson against Faulk where he was injured with 18-19 seconds left. #stlblues
Bannister on Faulk: "Right now, we're going to leave him behind to be evaluated. He won't be available for us tomorrow (in Pittsburgh). #stlblues
Here's the Faulk injury ... https://t.co/ooNUXTgYDy
Faulk (lower-body) won’t make the trip to Pittsburgh. #stlblues
Justin Faulk (lower-body) will not travel to Pittsburgh and be evaluated in St. Louis tomorrow after getting hurt late vs. Colorado.
Faulk is out tomorrow, lower body injury. #stlblues
Faulk was injured there at the end of the game too, to make matters worse. #stlblues
Faulk was tripped by Manson and hit the ice. #stlblues https://t.co/VLyTrFaaG1
Faulk in serious pain, laboring to the bench and being helped to the locker room. #stlblues
Faulk just saved a goal. #stlblues