Sundqvist is headed for surgery after sustaining a torn ACL in Monday's matchup with Vegas. He'll be reevaluated in six months.
Sundqvist will be hard-pressed to be ready in time for the start of the 2024-25 season given the expected recovery timeframe. Prior to getting hurt, the 30-year-old center was bogged down in a 15-game pointless streak on top of a 24-game goal drought. Fortunately for Sundqvist, he signed a two-year contest extension with the Blues on March 7, otherwise he'd be heading into the free-agent market with this injury hanging over his head.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Dealing with lower-body injury
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Sundqvist is being evaluated for a lower-body injury Wednesday and will miss Thursday's game against Calgary.
Sundqvist was hurt during Monday's 2-1 overtime loss to Vegas. He has six goals and 21 points in 71 contests this season. Zach Dean might draw into the lineup Thursday due to Sundqvist's absence.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Inks two-year extension
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Sundqvist signed a two-year, $3 million extension with the Blues on Thursday.
Sundqvist has six goals and 15 assists in 62 games this season, but he has been held off the scoresheet in his last six games. The 29-year-old has been seeing second-unit power-play time this season, scoring three times while adding two assists with the man-advantage.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Supplies helper in huge win
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Sundqvist recorded an assist in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Canadiens.
Sundqvist dumped the puck off at the defense blue line to Alexei Toropchenko, who razzled and dazzled with an incredible between-the-legs move on the way to the game's first goal. Sundqvist is confined to a bottom-six role, but he's still producing at a decent clip with six goals and 13 assists through 51 games.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Opens scoring on power play
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Sundqvist scored a power-play goal in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kraken.
Sundqvist went hard to the net and got a stick on a Brayden Schenn pass for the opening goal at 7:39 of the first period. The tally was Sundqvist's third goal and fifth point over 11 games in January. The 29-year-old has mainly played on the fourth line, though he's also seeing time on the second power-play unit. For the season, the center has six goals, 18 points, 47 shots on net, 43 hits, 35 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating over 47 outings.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Nets power-play tally
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Sundqvist scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Flyers.
Sundqvist got the Blues on the board in the final minute of the second period, stuffing a rebound past Carter Hart on the power play to tie the game 1-1. The 29-year-old Sundqvist now has points in three straight games, including power-play goals in back-to-back contests, after tallying just two assists in his previous 12 appearances. Overall, he's up to five goals and 17 points this season. While Sundqvist will primarily skate on St. Louis' fourth line, he's averaged 1:27 of power-play time over their last three outings.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Makes up for penalty
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Sundqvist scored a power-play goal and added two PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Bruins.
Sundqvist's penalty led to the Bruins' third-period tally, which put them ahead 3-2. Later in the frame, Sundqvist got a piece of a Scott Perunovich shot to knock in the game-tying goal, which forced overtime. Sundqvist has three points over his last four games, but it'll be hard to trust his offense in the long run as long as he remains on the fourth line. The 29-year-old has four goals, 16 points, 43 shots on net, 40 hits, 32 blocked shots, 10 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 41 outings overall.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Breaks up shutout bid
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Sundqvist scored a shorthanded goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks.
Sundqvist broke up Petr Mrazek's bid for consecutive shutouts with a tally at 16:31 of the third period. The goal was Sundqvist's first in a month, and he racked up a modest six assists across the 14 games in between goals. The 29-year-old forward has been a bottom-six fixture once again for the Blues in his second stint with the team. He's at 12 points, 30 shots on net, 28 hits, 23 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 27 outings.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Earns assist in road outing
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Sundqvist dished an assist in Monday's 2-1 OT road win against the Golden Knights.
Sundqvist finished with a plus-1 rating, two blocked shots and two hits in 15:01 of ice time across 21 shifts while winning four of his 10 faceoff opportunities. The 29-year-old Swedish pivot is working on a season-best three-game point streak, picking up an assist in each of the outings. He'll look to make it four in a row Wednesday in the second end of the home-and-home set.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Registers pair of helpers
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Sundqvist posted two assists in Saturday's 8-2 win over the Avalanche.
Sundqvist earned his second multi-point effort of the campaign by helping out on a Pavel Buchnevich shorthanded goal in the second period and an Alexei Toropchenko tally in the third. With three points over his last two outings, Sundqvist has gotten on the scoresheet in consecutive games for the first time this season. He's up to two goals, five assists, 17 shots on net, 15 hits, nine blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through 13 contests.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Contributes assist
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Sundqvist posted an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the Devils.
Sundqvist helped out on Jake Neighbours' opening goal in the second period. After a somewhat slow start to the year, Sundqvist has picked up all four of his points over his last six games. The 29-year-old has a goal, three helpers, 11 shots on net, seven hits, six blocked shots and a plus-1 rating through nine outings in a bottom-six role.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Pair of points in win
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Sundqvist scored an empty-net goal on four shots, added a short-handed assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Flames.
Sundqvist set up Kasperi Kapanen's shortie in the first period and then found the empty cage in the third. Through the first five games of the campaign, Sundqvist managed just one assist. He's lined up as the fourth-line center for most of the season, adding nine shots on net, five hits, five blocked shots and a plus-1 rating to begin his second stint with the Blues.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Notches helper in win
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Sundqvist posted an assist, one shot on goal and one hit in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Penguins.
The Blues traded Sundqvist to the Red Wings in March of 2022, and he spent last season with both the Wings and the Wild. However, he re-signed with the Blues this summer and has claimed a spot in the bottom six and as a top penalty killer. The 29-year-old posted a career-high 31 points in the 2018-19 season but has battled injuries ever since. He isn't expected to be a consistent fantasy contributor this year.
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Blues' Oskar Sundqvist: Rejoining Blues
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Sundqvist inked a one-year, $775,000 contract with St. Louis on Wednesday, per Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.
Sundqvist had 10 goals and 28 points in 67 contests between Detroit and Minnesota last season. The 29-year-old spent parts of five seasons with the Blues from 2017-18 through 2021-22, contributing 35 goals and 83 points in 242 games in that span. Sundqvist is projected to serve in a bottom-six role in his return to St. Louis.
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Wild's Oskar Sundqvist: Scores in return
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Sundqvist scored a goal on three shots, levied four hits and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Stars in Game 2.
Sundqvist missed five games with a lower-body injury, and his 12:43 of ice time Wednesday suggests he was still being eased in. The 29-year-old got the Wild on the board at 16:11 of the first period. He was solid in 67 outings between Minnesota and Detroit in the regular season, posting 10 goals, 18 assists, 63 hits and 69 shots on net in a middle-six role. Without a clear path to power-play time, he'll likely struggle to generate offense in the postseason.
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Wild's Oskar Sundqvist: Ready to return Wednesday
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Sundqvist (lower body) is good to play Wednesday versus Dallas, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Sundqvist, who was last in the lineup April 6, had 10 goals and 28 points in 67 regular-season contests. The 29-year-old is a veteran of 36 career playoff games, recording four goals and 10 points in that span.
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Wild's Oskar Sundqvist: Out Monday
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Sundqvist (lower body) will not suit up Monday against the Stars, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Sundqvist has recently been practicing in a non-contact jersey but it's unclear when he's expected to get back in the lineup. The 29-year-old missed the last four games of the regular season.
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Wild's Oskar Sundqvist: Practicing in non-contact jersey
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Sundqvist (lower body) is practicing Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Sundqvist is questionable for Monday's playoff opener in Dallas. He ended the season with 10 goals and 28 points in 67 contests, including three tallies and four assists in 15 games with the Wild after his trade from Detroit.
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Wild's Oskar Sundqvist: Day-to-day
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Sundqvist is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Sundqvist suffered the injury in the second stanza Thursday, a tough period for the Wild, who also lost Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body). Sundqvist has three goals and seven points in 15 games for the Wild after the trade from Detroit. He picked up seven tallies and 21 points in 52 games with the Red Wings.
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Wild's Oskar Sundqvist: Sustains lower-body injury
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Sundqvist sustained a lower-body injury and won't return to Thursday's game versus the Penguins.
Sundqvist was hurt in the second period. He took some cross-checks from Kris Letang, though it's unclear if that was the cause of Sundqvist's injury. He can be considered day-to-day ahead of Saturday's game versus the Blues.
