Walker logged an assist and went minus-2 in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Kraken.
Walker has two helpers over six outings in April. The 31-year-old forward continues to log steady ice time in a bottom-six role. He has hit like a truck this year, racking up 279 hits in 72 appearances, good for seventh in the league. Walker has added a career-high 16 points, 71 shots on net, 57 blocked shots and 61 PIM.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Slides helper in overtime win
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Walker logged an assist and five hits in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Penguins.
Walker has four points over his last 10 contests, which isn't bad considering his bottom-six role. The 31-year-old forward has a career year of 15 points in 68 appearances to his name in 2024-25. He's added 66 shots on net, 263 hits, 59 PIM and 51 blocked shots. Walker can help in banger leagues, but his general fantasy value is fairly limited.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Two-point effort Saturday
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Walker produced a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over Chicago.
It's the first multi-point performance of the season for Walker, and he's tied his career high with eight tallies while setting a new personal best with 14 points through 62 appearances. The 31-year-old's main fantasy value comes from his physical play, and he's up to 233 hits on the campaign, good for eighth in the NHL.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Heavy hitter in win
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Walker notched an assist, eight hits and two PIM in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Ducks.
Walker's eight hits matched a season high, and he snapped a five-game point drought with the helper. This was his first assist since Dec. 31 -- he had scored just three goals over his previous 25 outings. The 31-year-old forward is one point shy of his career high with 12 points over 59 contests in 2024-25. He's added 55 shots on net, 40 PIM and 217 hits while most often filling a fourth-line role. Walker doesn't score much, but he's played well enough to keep Alexandre Texier out of the lineup.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Lights lamp in loss
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Walker scored a goal on three shots and added four hits in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Stars.
The Blues' fourth line was able to make a contribution in the form of Walker's second-period tally. It snapped a five-game point drought for the 31-year-old forward, who has just three goals over 20 appearances since the start of January. For the season, he's at seven goals, 11 points, 48 shots on net, 189 hits, 36 PIM and a minus-4 rating over 53 appearances. He's right in line with his production levels from other campaigns, and given Walker's limited role, it's unlikely he'll get much past the 15-point mark this year.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Puts away goal Saturday
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Walker scored a goal and added seven hits in Saturday's 6-5 shootout win over the Blackhawks.
Walker's offense has been pretty limited this year -- he snapped a five-game point drought Saturday and has just two goals over 14 appearances since the start of January. The 31-year-old forward has been an occasional scratch and rarely plays above the fourth line. He's produced 10 points, 42 shots on net, 168 hits, 29 blocked shots, 29 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 47 appearances. He should be able to finish with a career high in points -- he needs to surpass the 13 he put up over 45 outings in 2023-24.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Gets back in goal column
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Walker scored a goal on three shots, added three hits and blocked two shots in Monday's 5-4 shootout win over the Golden Knights.
Walker ended a seven-game point drought with his first-period tally Monday. The 30-year-old forward has held a pretty steady role on the Blues' fourth line, but he was scratched last Tuesday versus the Flames. Walker is at nine points, 38 shots on net, 145 hits, 29 PIM and 26 blocked shots through 41 appearances, a bit behind the pace that saw him put up 13 points in 45 appearances in 2023-24.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Points in back-to-back games
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Walker scored an even-strength goal on two shots in addition to logging four hits and one blocked shot in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Sabres.
Walker slammed home a rebound to tie the score at 2-2 at 5:56 of the third period. The goal was Walker's first since Nov. 21, a span of 15 games. It was the second time this season that Walker has recorded a point in back-to-back games, but his offensive contributions will likely remain limited as long as he continues to serve in a fourth-line capacity. The Australian center has chipped in four goals and seven points through 32 games.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Ends slump with late helper
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Walker registered a shorthanded assist and six hits in Friday's 7-4 win over the Predators.
Walker had gone 14 games without a point entering Friday. The drought almost reached 15, but the 30-year-old forward deposited a feed from Colton Parayko for a shorthanded empty-netter. Walker is up to six points, 30 shots on net, 107 hits, 17 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 31 appearances. The helper was his first career shorthanded point. Walker remains a fixture on the Blues' fourth line.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Stuck in slump
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Walker's point drought reached 14 games when he was limited to three hits in Monday's 4-0 win over the Red Wings.
Walker has 44 hits and 11 PIM during the slump, with his last scoring contribution being a goal Nov. 21 versus the Sharks. He's been scratched just once in that span. The 30-year-old has worked well on the fourth line this year as a checking forward. He has just five points to go with 101 hits, 30 shots on net, 17 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 30 appearances.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Chips in goal Thursday
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Walker scored a goal on his only shot in 10:49 of ice time Thursday in a 3-2 shootout win over San Jose.
Walker opened the scoring Thursday after Yaroslav Askarov mishandled the puck just 11 seconds into the contest. Walker's offensive upside is limited when factoring in his fourth-line line role, but he's capable of chipping in from time to time. Furthermore, the left-shot forward hasn't come out of the lineup since being a healthy scratch in four consecutive games between Oct. 22-29. Walker has recorded three goals, two assists and a minus-1 rating through 16 outings.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Nets equalizer Saturday
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Walker scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Bruins.
Walker snapped a five-game slump with the third-period tally, which tied the game at 2-2. The 30-year-old has meshed well with Radek Faksa and Alexei Toropchenko as a checking trio. Through 13 appearances, Walker has two goals, two assists, 15 shots on net, 52 hits and an even plus-minus rating. His career high in points is 13 over 45 contests in 2023-24, but he's started well enough to be in position to surpass that mark this season.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Posts pair of points
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Walker had a goal and an assist in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Kraken.
The depth forward had gone 11 games without a point before his third multi-point game of the season. It brings Walker to seven goals and 12 points in 44 contests, the latter of which ties a career high for the 30-year-old. At this point in his career, you know what you're getting with Walker. He plays around 11 minutes per game, doesn't score frequently and hasn't topped 56 appearances in a season.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Two goals not enough
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Walker scored both St. Louis goals in a 5-2 loss to Washington on Thursday.
Both goals came on deflections of point shots with Walker parked in front of the net. He's an unlikely scorer -- these were his second and third goals of the season. Walker has played in parts of seven seasons, but he has just 118 NHL games under his belt. This season, Walker has three goals in seven games while averaging 8:53 of ice time a game. That kind of ice time puts him at risk of sitting out, so don't treat this outburst as a reason to snag him off the wire, at least not yet. Walker needs to secure a roster spot before anyone should consider him for fantasy purposes.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Scores first goal of season
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Walker opened the scoring in Saturday's 2-1 shootout win over the Hurricanes.
Walker was a healthy scratch Thursday after being called up from the AHL on New Year's Day, but he dressed Saturday against the Hurricanes and took advantage of his opportunity. While Walker played the fewest minutes among all skaters (7:28), he scored a breakaway goal on Antti Raanta 11:04 into the first period to open the scoring. Walker added a plus-1 rating and two shots on net.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Waived Sunday
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Walker was waived by St. Louis on Sunday, Chris Johnston of TSN reports.
Walker spent most of last year in a bottom-six role with the Blues; he scored two goals and 10 points in 56 games. The 29-year-old could split time between the AHL and NHL levels during the 2023-24 campaign.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Nets first goal of season
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Walker scored a goal and added two PIM in Monday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.
Walker put the Blues ahead for good with a goal at 13:02 of the second period. It was his first tally of the season, and he's earned both of his points in his last six outings. The 28-year-old has been limited to fourth-line minutes when he's in the lineup, which is no guarantee -- and he could be on his way back to the press box soon if Logan Brown (upper body) pushes Walker for a spot in the lineup. In addition to his two points, Walker has 13 PIM, 27 hits, 17 blocked shots, 10 shots on net and a minus-1 rating in 19 appearances.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Finding minutes hard to come by
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Walker is averaging just 9:50 of ice time this season, his lowest since joining the Blues ahead of the 2019-20 campaign.
In addition to seeing limited minutes, Walker has been a healthy scratch 13 times this season. Considering when he does crack the lineup he is barely on the ice, the 28-year-old winger figures to remain a low-end fantasy option throughout the 2022-23 campaign.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Back with team
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Walker (wrist) re-signed with St. Louis on a one-year contract Thursday.
Walker logged 30 games with St. Louis this year, a personal best, in which he recorded eight goals, four assists and 38 shots. If he can cement himself in the lineup this season, Walker could be in line to challenge for the 30-point threshold.
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Blues' Nathan Walker: Undergoes wrist surgery
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Walker underwent a small "tidy-up" surgery on his wrist recently, Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Walker's surgery is considered less significant than the one Alexei Toropchenko (shoulder) underwent recently. The 28-year-old Walker's status for training camp isn't likely to be in doubt, though he may initially be eased into on-ice activities if his recovery lags. Walker is expected to compete for a bottom-six role in 2022-23 after posting career highs in points (12) and games played (30) last season.
