Neighbours scored a goal on three shots and logged one hit in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Canadiens.
Neighbours was left unencumbered in the slot and one-timed a feed from behind the net from Brandon Saad to tie the game at two apiece early in the second period. The 22-year-old Neighbours has four goals in his last five outings, including each of the past two. The second-line winger leads St. Louis with four goals through nine appearances.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Fills stat sheet in win
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Neighbours scored a goal on three shots, logged five hits, added four PIM, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Neighbours has earned all four of his points this season over his last four games. The winger is back to seeing top-six minutes after bouncing around the lineup a bit early on. He's contributed 17 shots on net, 23 hits, eight PIM and a minus-1 rating through eight appearances. Neighbours signed a two-year extension with the Blues on Tuesday, so the 22-year-old is a part of the team's plans going forward, though he still has time to grow his game and cash in down the line.
Neighbours inked a two-year, $7.5 million contract extension with St. Louis on Tuesday.
Neighbours was headed toward restricted free agency after the 2024-25 season but instead will extend his stay with the Blues for another two years. Through six games to open the season, the 22-year-old winger has garnered two goals on 12 shots, one assist and 15 hits while averaging 15:48 of ice time. Barring a significant drop in productivity, Neighbours should continue to fill a top-six role for the club heading into the rest of the campaign.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: First multi-point game of season
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Neighbours recorded a goal, an assist, two penalty minutes, two shots and three hits in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Hurricanes.
Neighbours was limited to just six shots over his first four appearances of the season, but he's matched that tally in his last two outings, a span in which he's recorded two goals and one assist. The 22-year-old winger has scored goals in consecutive games, as he's off to a strong start in his bid to surpass last season's career-high totals of 27 goals and 38 points across 77 regular-season appearances.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Nets lone goal in overtime win
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Neighbours scored a goal on four shots, doled out four hits and added two PIM in Thursday's 1-0 overtime win over the Islanders.
Neighbours had the game's only goal at 2:04 of overtime, which was a great time for him to earn his first point of the season. The 22-year-old winger has added 10 shots on net, 13 hits and a minus-4 rating over five appearances this year. Neighbours is in a position to succeed on the Blues' second line, but regression was expected after he shot 18.6 percent in a 27-goal, 38-point effort over 77 regular-season outings last year.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Ready to rock
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Neighbours (upper body) is at practice for the start of training camp Thursday, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Neighbours had a breakout campaign in 2023-24, scoring 27 goals and adding 11 assists in 77 regular-season contests. He missed the last five games of the season with his upper-body injury, but he is now healthy and ready for the start of the season. Neighbours is likely to begin the campaign on the top line and see plenty of power-play time, as he had eight goals and 14 points with the man-advantag last year.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Likely done for season
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Neighbours (upper body) will likely miss the remainder of the season, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
The Blues host Seattle on Sunday before visiting Dallas on Wednesday to conclude the 2023-24 campaign. Neighbours has missed the past three contests after getting injured in a 3-2 overtime loss to San Jose on April 6. Assuming he won't return, the promising 22-year-old forward will finish the season with 27 goals, 38 points and 145 shots on net in 77 games.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Won't play against Canes
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Neighbours (upper body) will not be in action versus Carolina on Friday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Neighbours was coming into his stride prior to getting hurt, garnering seven goals and three assists in his last 12 contests, including a trio of power-play points. Overall, it's been a solid second season for the 21-year-old winger, having set new personal bests in games (77), goals (27), assists (11) and power-play points (14). Alexei Toropchenko figures to see an uptick in ice time with Neighbours out of the lineup.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Still sidelined
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Neighbours (upper body) is still day-to-day, but he could return before the season is over, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.
Neighbours has had a pretty solid season for St. Louis, recording 27 goals and 11 assists in 77 games played. If he's able to return to action before the season ends, Neighbours should slot into a middle-six role to close out the year. He will be entering his fourth season in the league next year.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Unavailable Sunday
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Neighbours (upper body) will not play Sunday against the Ducks, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Neighbours was injured Saturday against San Jose and will now miss at least one game as a result. The 22-year-old has enjoyed a breakout campaign with 27 goals and 38 points, including 10 points over his last 12 appearances. The Blues will be back in action Wednesday against Chicago.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Exits game with upper-body injury
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Neighbours suffered an upper-body injury during Saturday's game against San Jose and will miss the remainder of the contest.
Neighbours entered the tilt with 27 goals and 38 points in 76 appearances in 2023-24. If he can't play Sunday versus Anaheim, then Sammy Blais might draw back into the lineup.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Lights lamp in loss
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Neighbours scored a goal on three shots and doled out four hits in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.
Neighbours' scoring pace remains hot -- he has seven goals and three assists over his last 11 outings. The winger's third-period tally Thursday sparked a comeback push that fell short. He's up to 27 goals, 38 points, 144 shots on net, 138 hits and a minus-16 rating through 76 appearances in his first full NHL campaign.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Two more points Thursday
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Neighbours picked up a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Flames.
Neighbours tied the game 2-2 early in the second period, sliding a rebound past Dustin Wolf, before adding an assist on Pavel Buchnevich's power-play marker later in the frame. The 22-year-old Neighbours has points in seven of his last eight contests, totaling six goals and three assists in that span. He's up to 26 goals and 37 points through 73 games this season while skating on the Blues' top line.
Neighbours scored twice Thursday in a 5-2 win over the Senators.
Neighbours' first put the Blues up 3-1 and it stood as the winner. He stuffed the puck in from in front. His second went into an empty net. Neighbours has 24 goals this season, which ties him with Pavel Buchnevich for the most on the Blues. Neighbours has the uncanny ability to change his game to fit the line he's on, so he can flash skill when he's with Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou, and bruise like a beast if he's in a checking role on line three. Neighbours has 24 goals and 10 assists in 70 games. He's on a five-game, six-point scoring streak (four goals, two assists).
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Three-game point streak
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Neighbours scored the game-winner in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.
The goal puts Neighbours on a three-game point streak. The 21-year-old forward has shown promise this season, but it's not always clear that the production will continue. While he has two goals and three points in the last three games, including two power-play points, there's been a lack of consistency. He has just three shots in those games, and only three goals and five points over the last 15 games.
Neighbours scored the game-winning goal in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over the Kings.
The 21-year-old gave the Blues a 2-0 lead early in the second period by tapping a bouncing puck past Cam Talbot. Neighbours is up to 21 goals on the season but just 29 points in 66 games, and he's gone fairly cold since mid-February -- over the last 13 games, he's managed just two goals and three points with a minus-6 rating.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Scores power-play goal
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Neighbours scored the game-winning goal on two shots and added two hits in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Wild.
After not scoring a goal since Feb. 15, Neighbours was finally able to reach the 20-goal milestone Saturday. He potted the game-winner during a second-period power play to break a 1-1 tie. It was his seventh marker on the man advantage this season and only the eighth of his young career. The 20-year-old winger has plenty of offensive potential, but his inconsistency shows he is still adjusting to the NHL.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Three-point effort lead to a win
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Neighbours posted a goal and two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Oilers.
In his second season of regular action, the 21-year-old winger continues to prove he'll be a big part of the Blues' future. Neighbours is up to 19 goals and 26 points through 53 games. He's put together a nice run over the last four games, accumulating four goals and seven points, as well as a plus-2 rating and nine shots.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Lights lamp twice in win
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Neighbours scored two goals, one on the power play, in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Sabres.
The 21-year-old winger opened and closed the scoring on the afternoon as he put together his first multi-goal performance since Nov. 30. Neighbours is up to 17 goals in 50 games on the season, including five tallies in the last 10 contests, but he has just 21 points in total.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Goal, assist in win
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Neighbours scored a goal and added a power-play assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.
Neighbours added two PIM and two blocked shots in the contest. It was his first multi-point effort since his two-goal game versus the Sabres on Nov. 30. The 21-year-old winger has showed a finishing touch with 15 goals, but he's added just four assists to go with 84 shots on net, 73 hits, 29 blocked shots and six PIM over 46 appearances.
