Saturday’s loss to Buffalo notwithstanding, St. Louis has been on fire lately under new head coach Mike Yeo. The Blues are 7-2 in their last nine, and will get a big piece of the lineup back this evening when they host Florida at Scottrade.
Paul Statsny, who’s missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, will draw in for the first time since Feb. 9, per NHL.com’s Lou Korac.
What’s more, Stastny will be immediately reunited on the club’s top line between Alex Steen and Vladimir Tarasenko.
Yeo on reuniting Steen-Stastny-Tarasenko: "Yeah, that wasn't a tough decision, based on the last full game that they played together."
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) February 20, 2017
Stastny had been on fire since the dismissal of former head coach Ken Hitchcock, racking up six points over his last five games played (in which the Blues went 4-1-0).
The 31-year-old currently sits fourth on the team in assists and points, while averaging 19:25 TOI per night, so he’s clearly a big part of the St. Louis attack. And based on his form prior to getting hurt, it was clear things were clicking with Steen and Tarasenko -- which should make for an exciting test tonight against the red-hot Panthers.