Saad notched two assists and four PIM during Sunday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Bruins.
Saad picked up an assist on each of the Blues' first two goals. He's been held to 36 points through 66 games this season. However, he's tallied seven points over his last five contests.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Scores 19th goal of 2022-23
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Saad provided a goal and an assist in a 5-3 victory over Chicago on Thursday.
Saad earned his second straight multi-point contest. He's also on a three-game point streak with two goals and five points in that span. Overall in 2022-23, Saad has 19 goals and 34 points in 64 appearances. The 30-year-old is expected to fall short of the 49 points he recorded in 2021-22, but he could still reach the 20-goal milestone for the fourth time in his last five campaigns.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Two helpers in win
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Saad grabbed a pair of assists in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime win over Vancouver.
Both of Saad's assists came in the second period, setting up Jakub Vrana before adding another helper on Robert Thomas' power-play tally. The 30-year-old Saad now has three points (one goal, two assists) in his last two games after going scoreless in his previous four contests. The veteran winger is up to 18 goals and 32 points in 63 games while playing a middle-six role in St. Louis.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Scores in loss
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Saad scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Kings.
Saad got St. Louis on the board midway through the first period, beating Pheonix Copley from the slot with one second left on a Blues power play. The goal was Saad's first in eight contests. The veteran winger is up to 30 points (18 goals, 12 assists) through 62 games this season.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Gets two helpers Friday
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Saad registered two assists in St. Louis' 5-2 victory over Washington on Friday.
Saad has 17 goals and 29 points in 57 contests this season. His scoring pace is down from 2021-22 when he finished with 24 markers and 49 points in 78 games. A big part of the decline is because Saad's recorded only two power-play points in 2022-23, which is down from 13 last season. That's despite entering Friday's action averaging more ice time with the man advantage this year (1:53) than he did in the previous campaign (1:39).
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Adds shorthanded helper in loss
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Saad logged a shorthanded assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Kings.
Saad sprang Kasperi Kapanen on a shorthanded breakaway to tie the game at 2-2 in the third period. In five games since he returned from an upper-body injury, Saad has a goal, an assist, seven shots on net, six blocked shots and a minus-4 rating. The winger is at 24 points, 93 shots and a minus-13 rating through 51 outings overall.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Scores in St. Louis loss
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Saad scored a goal on his only shot in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Kraken.
Saad tied the game 2-2 midway through the second period, beating Martin Jones with a wrist shot after turning a long feed from Nick Leddy into a partial breakaway. The goal is Saad's first point in three games since he returned from a four-game IR stint. The veteran winger is up to 16 goals and seven assists through 49 games this season.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Good to go
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Saad (upper body) will be activated off injured reserve and slot back into the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Canucks, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Saad is expected to skate on the top line and the second power-play unit against Vancouver. He's collected 15 goals and 22 points while averaging 16:53 of ice time through 46 games this season.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Likely to play Thursday
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Saad (upper body) will probably return Thursday versus Vancouver, per Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.
Saad has 15 goals and 22 points in 46 contests this season. He missed St. Louis' last four games because of the injury. If he returns Thursday, Matthew Highmore, who played in the Blues' previous two games, might be a healthy scratch.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Placed on injured reserve
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Saad (upper body) was designated for injured reserve Thursday.
Saad was already expected to be sidelined against New Jersey on Thursday and will now have to spend some more time on the shelf. Prior to getting hurt, the 30-year-old winger was struggling offensively with just one point in his previous five contests. With Saad unavailable, Brayden Schenn figures to move into a first-line role, while Jake Neighbours was recalled from the minors.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Won't play Thursday
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Saad (upper body) is considered day-to-day and won't play Thursday versus New Jersey, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Saad will have to wait for Saturday's game against the Avalanche for his next potential opportunity to play. With Saad on the shelf, look for Josh Leivo or Logan Brown to jump into the lineup against the Devils.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Hurt in Tuesday's contest
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Saad (upper body) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Panthers.
Saad was injured in the second period. He did not record a fantasy-relevant statistic in 9:32 of ice time prior to the injury. If he can't play Thursday versus the Devils, Josh Leivo or Logan Brown could enter the lineup.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Buries goal Saturday
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Saad scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Coyotes.
Saad got the Blues on the board midway through the second period. This was his first goal since Jan. 19 -- in the five games in between, he managed just a single assist. The 30-year-old winger should benefit from playing alongside Ryan O'Reilly, who returned from a broken foot Saturday. Saad has 15 goals, 22 points, 86 shots on net and a minus-9 rating through 45 outings overall.
Saad recorded a goal and an assist in the Blues' 5-2 win against Nashville on Thursday.
Saad scored at 8:30 of the second period to push the Blues up 2-1. He has 14 goals and 20 points in 39 games this season. The 30-year-old was held off the scoresheet in his previous four games, but perhaps he's turned a corner with his strong performance versus the Predators.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Goal and assist in victory
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Saad picked up a goal and an assist in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Wild.
Saad opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the first period before adding an assist on Brayden Schenn's tally in the third. Saad has been hot of late after a slow start to the season, logging points in four straight games and tallying six goals in his last six contests. The 30-year-old winger is up to 13 goals and five assists through 34 games this season.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Lights lamp twice against Toronto
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Saad scored two goals, one short-handed, in Tuesday's 6-5 shootout win over the Maple Leafs.
It's the first multi-goal performance of the season for the 30-year-old winger, while the shortie was his second of the campaign. Saad's offense has become one-dimensional this season, and while he's up to 10 goals in 31 games and remains on pace for his seventh career 20-goal campaign, he's added only three assists.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Tallies empty-netter
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Saad scored an empty-net goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Saad's empty-net tally, his first goal in five games, capped the Blues' 3-1 victory. The 30-year-old winger hasn't produced much yet this season despite playing on St. Louis' top power-play unit. Saad now has eight goals and three assists in 29 games this season.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Contributes assist
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Saad logged an assist, three shots on goal and two PIM in Friday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Golden Knights.
Saad set up Noel Acciari's go-ahead goal midway through the third period. Later in the frame, Saad took a hooking penalty that led to the Golden Knights' equalizer. Mixed results are nothing new for the winger, who has two goals and two helpers through 12 outings in December. He's at 10 points, 49 shots and a minus-6 rating through 27 contests this season while often seeing middle-six usage.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Capitalizes on turnover
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Saad scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the Flames.
Saad was the recipient of a gift in the third period, as Connor Mackey lost the puck in his own zone. The 30-year-old Saad made no mistake on the shot, netting his second goal in the last four games and his seventh tally of the season. He's at nine points, 43 shots and a minus-4 rating through 24 contests overall, though he's still seeing top-six usage despite the relative lack of results.
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Blues' Brandon Saad: Nets shorthanded goal vs. Avalanche
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Saad provided a shorthanded goal in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to Colorado.
Saad's marker came at 18:24 of the third period and gave the Blues a 2-1 lead. Unfortunately for St. Louis, that late lead didn't hold. It was Saad's sixth goal and eighth point in 21 games this season. The 30-year-old had been limited to just an assist in his previous five contests.
