Neighbours was held out of the remainder of Friday's game versus the Panthers after taking a hit from Sam Bennett in the third period, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Head coach Jim Montgomery indicated this was a precautionary move. Neighbours will be evaluated further Saturday, leaving his status for Monday's game versus the Red Wings up in the air.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Produces helper in win
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Neighbours notched an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Neighbours has two goals and three assists over his last six outings as he continues to produce in a top-line role. The 22-year-old winger has avoided a multi-game drought for over a month -- his last one was a two-game dry spell from Nov. 9-12. He's now at 10 goals, seven assists, 63 shots on net, 79 hits, 22 blocked shots, 26 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 32 appearances. Neighbours may not have the most scoring upside, but the steady offense and his physical play make him a solid depth option in fantasy.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Nabs assist in overtime win
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Neighbours logged an assist, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Flames.
Neighbours continues to pop up on the scoresheet with regularity. He has four goals and three helpers over his last 11 games, going no more than one game without a point in that span. For the season, the 22-year-old power winger has 13 points, 55 shots on net, 66 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-7 rating over 27 contests.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Forces overtime Saturday
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Neighbours scored a power-play goal on three shots, added three hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers.
Neighbours scored with just under 20 seconds left in the third period to force overtime. The winger has racked up four goals (three on the power play) and one assist over his last seven contests while seeing top-six minutes. He's up to eight goals, four helpers, 49 shots on net, 61 hits, 20 PIM and a minus-9 rating through 25 outings overall. That's roughly a 40-point pace for a full season, a mark he missed by two points in 2023-24. Even without gains on offense, he's returned a little more fantasy value in 2024-25 by increasing his physical play.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Scores on power play in loss
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Neighbours scored a power-play goal on five shots, added six hits and went minus-2 in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.
Neighbours has three goals, nine shots and 12 hits over his last four contests. The 22-year-old winger has scored two of those tallies on the power play. He's up to seven goals, 10 points, 41 shots, 54 hits, 16 PIM and a minus-12 rating through 22 appearances. That's a similar scoring pace to last year, and Neighbours continues to see top-six usage, so he'll carry decent fantasy value in formats that reward his gritty play.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Nets lone goal in loss
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Neighbours scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes.
Neighbours had the Blues' lone tally of the game, opening the scoring 6:05 into the first period. The winger had gone nine games without a goal, adding just two assists in that span. The 22-year-old is up to five goals, three helpers, 34 shots on net, 43 hits, 14 PIM and a minus-9 rating through 19 appearances. As long as he's in a top-six role, he should have opportunities to turn his offense around.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Logs helper Thursday
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Neighbours recorded an assist, two shots on goal, two hits, two blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sabres.
Neighbours did a little bit of everything in a top-six role Thursday. The winger's scoring has dried up -- he's gone eight games without a goal and has just two assists in that span despite steady ice time. The 22-year-old is at four goals, three assists, 30 shots on net, 39 hits, 14 PIM and a minus-9 rating through 17 outings overall. Neighbours' physical play makes him an option in formats that reward that kind of production, but his offense hasn't taken a step forward from last year's 38-point breakout campaign.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Secures assist in loss
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Neighbours recorded an assist in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Utah.
Neighbours snapped a four-game slump with his helper on a Colton Parayko tally in Thursday's contest. The 22-year-old Neighbours has been streaky so far in 2024-25, so fantasy managers will be hoping this assist starts a heater. The winger is at six points, 26 shots on net, 33 hits, 12 PIM and a minus-7 rating through 14 contests in a top-six role.
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Blues' Jake Neighbours: Rolling offensively
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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: 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: 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.
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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.
