Blues goalie Jordan Binnington out for the series against Avalanche – The Denver Post

ST. LOUIS — Blues coach Craig Berube on Sunday said goalie Jordan Binnington will miss the rest of the series against the Avalanche with a lower-body injury — believed to be to his right knee.

An hour earlier, St. Louis general manager Doug Armstrong announced that the team has added goalie Charlie Lindgren from its AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Ville Husso, who began the playoffs as the Blues’ No. 1 goalie, will likely start against the Avs in Game 4 on Monday night at Enterprise Center. Husso allowed four goals on 23 shots (.826%) in a relief role in Game 3 on Saturday when Colorado won 5-2 to claim a 2-1 series lead.

Binnington was injured 6:45 into the game after Avs center Nazem Kadri and Blues defenseman Calle Rosen collided with him. While entering the arena’s medical offices near the Avalanche locker room, Binnington threw a water bottle at Kadri while he was doing a TNT postgame interview.

Blues forward Brayden Schenn and defenseman Robert Bortuzzo said Sunday that Kadri — who has a history of suspensions in the playoffs — initiated contact with Binnington.

“You know what you’re doing, yeah,” Schenn said.

Bortuzzo: “You ask any player, a guy like that knows what he’s doing there.”

Lindgren has a 24-7-1 record with a 2.21 goals-against average and .925 save percentage in 34 games with the Thunderbirds this season. He played in five NHL games for the Blues, going 5-0 with a 1.22 GAA and .958 SP.

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