The St. Louis Blues won Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Saturday night, but it certainly came at a price. Both David Backes and Robby Fabbri were unable to finish the game.
Fabbri suffered an undisclosed injury after he was hit by Sharks forward Tommy Wingels. The Blues forward didn’t see much ice time in the third period, but that might just be because the Blues had control of the game.
Here’s the hit that sidelined Fabbri:
As for Backes, it’s unclear when he got hurt. The St. Louis Dispatch points out that the injury could have occurred after he made contact with Brent Burns, or it could have happened when he lost an edge while in the corner. The Blues captain was on the bench for the entire game, but he didn’t see the ice in the second and third frames.
Hitch on why Backes was still on the bench: "He had pom poms out. He was cheerleading. He was doing a good job." #stlblues
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) May 22, 2016
Blues coach Ken Hitchcock didn’t want to get into specifics when it came to each player’s ailment, but he did mention that they should both be available in Game 5.
Backes' injury is upper-body, ruling out leg/foot incident. Head seems unlikely since he sat on bench and is expected by some to play Mon.
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) May 22, 2016
Fabbri's injury is lower-body.
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) May 22, 2016
“We’ll let you know in a couple of days on both guys,” Hitchcock said after Game 4. “They should be good to go.”