Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Contributes to comeback effort
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Buchnevich scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Wild.
Buchnevich pulled the Blues within a goal in the third period, but they got no closer. This was his second game back after missing four with an upper-body injury. The 27-year-old forward is at 26 tallies, 67 points, 121 shots on net, 54 hits and a plus-14 rating through 61 appearances.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Good to return Thursday
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Buchnevich (upper body) is expected to play Thursday versus the Rangers, coach Craig Berube told Lou Korac of NHL.com.
Buchnevich missed the Blues' previous four games because of the injury. He has 25 goals and 66 points in 59 contests this season. Now that Buchnevich's healthy, Logan Brown might serve as a healthy scratch Thursday.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Won't play against Flyers
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Buchnevich (upper body) will miss Tuesday's clash with Philadelphia, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Buchnevich, who participated in Tuesday's morning skate, will sit out his fourth straight contest. He ranks second on the Blues with 25 goals and 66 points in 59 appearances this season. Buchnevich's next chance to play will be Thursday versus the Rangers.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Ruled out for Sunday
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Buchnevich (upper body) won't play Sunday versus Boston, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Buchnevich will miss his third straight contest. He has accounted for 25 goals, 66 points, 118 shots on net and 52 hits in 59 appearances this season.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Unavailable Saturday
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Buchnevich (upper body) won't play Saturday against the Predators, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Buchnevich also sat out Thursday's 5-3 win over Chicago. He has supplied 25 goals, 66 points, 118 shots on net and 52 hits in 59 appearances this campaign. Jordan Kyrou is slated to play alongside Kasperi Kapanen and Sammy Blais again due to Buchnevich's absence.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Will miss Thursday's contest
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Buchnevich won't play Thursday versus Chicago because of an upper-body injury.
Buchnevich contributed two goals and four points over his past two games. Overall in 2022-23, he has 25 goals and 66 points in 59 appearances. Logan Brown, who was a healthy scratch in the Blues' last three games, might draw into the lineup Thursday and even receive some power-play ice time.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Two more points Tuesday
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Buchnevich logged a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime win over the Canucks.
Buchnevich picked up an assist on Justin Faulk's tally in the first period before scoring a goal in the second, burying a cross-ice feed from Kasperi Kapanen to give St. Louis a 5-2 lead. Buchnevich now has four points (two goals, two assists) in his last two contests. The 27-year-old winger is up to 25 goals and 66 points through 59 games this season.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Two points in loss
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Buchnevich tallied a goal and added an assist in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Kings.
Buchnevich cut the Blues' deficit to 5-3 in the second period, beating Pheonix Copley after finding himself open in the slot. Buchnevich would later add an assist on Kasperi Kapanen's tally in the third. The two-point game snapped a four-game scoring drought for Buchnevich. The 27-year-old winger is up to 24 goals and 64 points through 58 games this season.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Nets hat trick in loss
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Buchnevich scored three goals and added two PIM in Wednesday's 8-5 loss to the Wild.
Despite his strong game, the Blues were no match for the suddenly dynamic Wild. Buchnevich is on a 10-game point streak with seven tallies and 11 assists in that span. He's been used as a center in his last four games, winning 21 of 48 faceoffs in that role -- it's likely not a viable long-term position for the 27-year-old. Buchnevich remains one of the Blues' top players with 23 tallies, 61 points, 107 shots on net, 48 hits and a plus-11 rating through 52 appearances.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Pushes point streak to seven games
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Buchnevich supplied two assists in St. Louis' 4-2 win over San Jose on Thursday.
Buchnevich's second helper was recorded while the Blues had the man advantage. He has 20 goals and 56 points in 49 outings this season, including 20 power-play points. Buchnevich is on a seven-game scoring streak, recording four goals and 13 points in that span.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Scores both goals in loss
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Buchnevich scored twice on five shots in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Coyotes.
Buchnevich reached the 20-goal mark with his pair of tallies, but the rest of the Blues' offense didn't join in. The 27-year-old is on a six-game point streak, having amassed four goals and seven helpers in that span. For the season, he has 54 points, 97 shots on net, 46 hits, 22 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 48 appearances. While the team around him is weaker than it was before the trade deadline, Buchnevich remains a significant bright spot.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Logs assist Saturday
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Buchnevich produced an assist, five shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Kings.
Buchnevich is on a five-game point streak consisting of two goals and seven assists. He set up a Robert Thomas tally in the first period Saturday. For the season, Buchnevich is up to 52 points, 92 shots on net, 45 hits, 22 PIM and a plus-8 rating through 47 contests. The Blues don't have a ton of quality fantasy options after the trade deadline, but the 27-year-old winger remains one of their best.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Distributes four helpers
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Buchnevich notched four assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Sharks.
Two of Buchnevich's helpers came on the power play, and three of them were primary assists. The 27-year-old winger was a key part of the Blues' comeback push in the second period. He's earned two goals and six assists during a four-game point streak. For the season, he has 18 tallies, 33 helpers, 87 shots on net, 43 hits, 22 PIM and a plus-9 rating through 46 appearances.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Two points in loss
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Buchnevich picked up a goal and assist in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Kraken.
Buchnevich set up Robert Thomas' shorthanded tally in the second period before scoring a goal late in the third, firing a wrist shot from the circle past Martin Jones. Buchnevich has points in his last three games, with two goals and two assists in that span. The 27-year-old winger is up to 47 points (18 goals, 29 assists) through 45 games this season.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Ready to rock
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Buchnevich (lower body) will return to the lineup Thursday against Vancouver, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
Buchnevich will return to his usual featured role following his two-game absence, skating on the second line and the top power-play unit versus the Canucks. The 27-year-old winger has racked up 16 goals and 43 points while averaging 19:07 of ice time through 42 contests this campaign.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Might return Thursday
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Buchnevich (lower body) will likely return to the lineup for Thursday's game against Vancouver, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.
Buchnevich missed the Blues' last two games because of the injury. He has 16 goals and 43 points in 42 contests this season. St. Louis dressed seven defensemen for Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Carolina, but if Buchnevich is back Thursday, then the Blues' might go with a more traditional setup of 12 forwards and six blueliners. In that scenario, Calle Rosen might be a healthy scratch.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Unavailable Tuesday
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Buchnevich (lower body) won't play Tuesday against Carolina, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Coach Craig Berube said Tuesday that Buchnevich will probably be ready to return Thursday against Vancouver. The 27-year-old forward sat out Sunday's game versus Ottawa after suffering a lower-body injury Saturday against Colorado. Buchnevich has compiled 16 goals, 43 points, 78 shots on net and 37 hits in 42 appearances this season.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Not traveling to Ottawa
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Buchnevich (lower body) will not travel to Ottawa for Sunday's tilt, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Buchnevich suffered the injury in the first period and while he attempted to return to action with a shift to start the second period, he was unable to complete the contest. Buchnevich has 16 goals and 43 points in 42 games this season. Consider him day-to-day at this time.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Won't return Saturday
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Buchnevich won't return to Saturday's game against Colorado after suffering a lower-body injury in the first period.
Buchnevich's final shift of the contest came during the second period following a brief return attempt. He finished with just 6:04 of ice time. Buchnevich entered Saturday's tilt with 16 goals and 43 points in 41 appearances. It's unclear at this time if Buchnevich will be available for Sunday's game in Ottawa.
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Blues' Pavel Buchnevich: Collects goal Thursday
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Buchnevich netted a goal in St. Louis' 4-2 victory over New Jersey on Thursday.
Buchnevich opened the scoring at 16:32 of the first period. He's up to 16 goals and 43 points in 41 contests in 2022-23. Buchnevich missed four straight games from Jan. 24-30 because of an ankle injury, but since then he's collected a goal and five points over his last three outings.
