Blues’ Alexander Steen placed on IR with upper-body injury

Vladimir Tarasenko, David Backes and Alexander Steen each had a goal and an assist and the St. Louis Blues used a four-goal first period to beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-4

The St. Louis Blues have placed forward Alexander Steen on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, the club announced Sunday.

He will be re-evaluated in four weeks.

The injury occurred in Saturday night’s win over the Arizona Coyotes. While chasing a puck in the Arizona zone, Steen was shoved into the boards by Coyotes defenceman Kevin Connauton.

Steen, who already had a goal and an assist in the game, got up on his own but had to leave the game. The 31-year-old has 17 goals and 30 assists in 61 games this season. His 47 points are second only to Vladimir Tarasenko for the team lead.

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