Hitchcock still deciding on injured Blues before Game 5

In Game 4, Kyle Brodziak scored as many goals as the Blues had in the previous 3 games.

St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock will decide on the status of injured players after the pre-game skate before Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.

Captain David Backes and rookie Robby Fabbri, both forwards, were injured in Game 4. Backes missed the final two periods and Fabbri had just two shifts in the third period of a 6-3 victory that knotted the series at 2-2.

Hitchcock said he’ll have the same number of players dressed for the warmup as in Game 4, when he had two extra forwards and one extra defenceman on the ice.

Sharks coach Peter DeBoer indicated he’d have no lineup changes.

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