The St. Louis Blues will be without captain David Backes and goaltender Jake Allen for the rest of the regular season, the club announced Monday. Both have lower-body injuries.
Allen has struggled with injuries throughout the season, and left injured after one period Sunday, stopping all 11 shots he faced. Backes has yet to miss a game this season. Both will be re-evaluated once the regular season ends.
Backes finishes the season with 21 goals and 24 assists in 79 games. He's a free agent on July 1.
Allen's campaign concludes as the best of his career. He went 26-15-3, finishing with a .920 save percentage and six shutouts - both personal highs.
The Blues have dealt with an absurd amount of injuries throughout the season, so it's no surprise this is the way their 82-game campaign comes to an end. Hopefully, these injuries aren't serious, and shutting down the two players is for precautionary reasons.
The playoffs begin April 13. The Blues will be there.
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