St. Louis Blues G Brian Elliott injured, listed as day to day 2 days before playoffs
St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott gets up after allowing a goal by Phoenix Coyotes' Mikkel Boedker, of Denmark, during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Friday, April 6, 2012, in St. Louis. The Coyotes won 4-1. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
2012-04-10 16:48:00
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott left practice midway through a 90-minute practice Tuesday with what coach Ken Hitchcock is calling an upper-body injury and is listed as day-to-day.
The team recalled goalie Jake Allen from Peoria (Ill.) of the American Hockey League. The Blues open the playoffs at home Thursday against San Jose.
Hitchcock said he expects Elliott to be fine and has not made a decision on whether to start Elliott or Jaroslav Halak against the Sharks. He said Elliott's injury "is from weeks ago when he fell into the net."
Elliott led the NHL in goals-against average (1.56) and save percentage (.940) this season after going 23-10-4.
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"We're playing the defending champs and you can tell they're not going to beat themselves. That team, just from them going all the way, you can see it over there. There's no panic…You can tell that's a machine over there and we've got to be at our best."
- San Jose's Scott Gomez on the Los Angeles Kings. Los Angeles leads the series 2-1.
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