Banged-up Blues put O’Reilly, Tarasenko on injured reserve
St. Louis Blues' Ryan O'Reilly, left, is congratulated by Niko Mikkola after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jeff Roberson]
The St. Louis Blues have placed captain Ryan O’Reilly and winger Vladimir Tarasenko on injured reserve. The team says O’Reilly has a broken foot and Tarasenko an injured hand. O’Reilly is expected to be out for at least six weeks and Tarasenko for four. The Blues last week put defenseman Torey Krug on IR with the expectation that he would miss more than a month. St. Louis has been ravaged by injuries all season and is outside of playoff position nearly halfway through the NHL season. Young forward Logan Brown was injured in practice Monday morning and won’t travel with the team on its upcoming road trip.
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St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko (91) handles the puck as Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov (35) defends during overtime of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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