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ST. LOUIS — To say the St. Louis Blues are limping into their home game against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night would be an understatement.The Blues are limping figuratively with a 9-13-3 record Scott Mayfield Jersey Womens , the franchise’s worst start since beginning the 2006-07 season with a 7-15-3 mark.And now they are limping literally after announcing that captain Alex Pietrangelo was one of three players placed on injured reserve.Article continues below ...Pietrangelo (hand), forward Robby Fabbri (shoulder) and defenseman Carl Gunnarsson (upper body) were all put on IR. Forward Alexander Steen (concussion) is day to day.Pietrangelo, the Blues’ top defenseman, hurt the hand during the team’s 3-2 overtime win at Colorado on Friday. He is likely to have surgery.“Alex Pietrangelo sustained a hand injury, he’s been placed on long-term (injured reserve), so he’ll be re-evaluated around Christmas,” Blues general manager Doug Armstrong told NHL.com on Monday afternoon before practice. “He’s talking to the doctors now. There’s the likelihood that he’ll have some surgery Max Domi Jersey Womens , yes.”Blues interim coach Craig Berube said it was a huge loss.“Logs a lot of minutes, plays in a lot of situations, captain of your team,” Berube told NHL.com. “It’s tough, but there are other players who are going to get an opportunities here, and they have to step up. We all have to play well. The team has to play well.“When you have injuries, it’s very important that we stick together as a team and play well as a team.”Fabbri was injured in a 6-1 loss at Arizona on Saturday. It is the latest in a string of injuries that have sidelined him for 122 of the past 137 games Richard Panik Jersey , including two torn ACLs.“Robby Fabbri separated his shoulder. He’s been put on IR and will be evaluated around Christmas,” Armstrong told NHL.com. “His is a shoulder injury; I don’t think it’s a surgical candidate. I’m actually sure it’s not or else we’d be a lot longer than Christmas.”The Blues recalled forwards Jordan Nolan and Jordan Kyrou and defenseman Chris Butler from San Antonio of the American Hockey League.Wednesday’s game at Enterprise Center will be the first of three this season between the Blues and the Oilers. St. Louis took two of three last season from Edmonton.The Oilers are coming off of a 4-1 loss at Dallas on Monday that snapped a three-game winning streak.Left winger Jujhar Khaira scored the Oilers’ goal, as the team played with just 11 forwards after captain and leading scorer Connor McDavid and Ryan Spooner were scratched.“You’ve got to move on,” Oilers coach Ken Hitchcock told NHL.com. “You’ve got to be able to win games if you’re missing one guy. It’s not the end of the world.”The game will be a homecoming of sorts for Hitchcock, who coached the Blues from 2011 to 2017. Hitchcock had a 248-124-41 record leading the Blues.“It was a hell of a six-year run,” he told NHL.com. “We were in a conference and a division that was strong. We were sitting there with Nashville and Chicago and then you’ve got LA, who was on a roll http://www.officialsabres.com/authentic-adidas-jack-eichel-jersey , and we were right in the mix with those teams.” TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner was stuck on six goals for nearly a month. Suddenly, nobody can keep the red-hot forward from putting the puck in the net.Marner scored twice during a wild the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Saturday night.The 21-year-old was originally credited with another goal later given to Andreas Johnsson, which prompted fans at Scotiabank Arena to litter the ice with headwear for a second consecutive hat trick that wasn’t. Marner scored late in Thursday’s 6-1 win over the Florida Panthers — a goal that some in the crowd thought was a third for John Tavares.“People are losing their hats for no reason here. … I feel pretty bad for them,” said Marner, who recorded the fourth two-goal game of his career. “If they’re Leaf hats I’m guessing they’re not cheap. Everything around here is pretty expensive.”Marner had 16 assists during a 13-game goal drought that stretched from Nov. 16 to Dec. 13, but he has scored six times and set up two more in his last four outings.“Every night he’s one of our best players, if not the best player http://www.officialflames.com/authentic-adidas-sean-monahan-jersey ,” Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “He works real hard, he’s real good defensively, he does it right.”Morgan Rielly and Patrick Marleau also scored for Toronto (24-10-2), while Frederik Andersen made 25 saves. Tavares and Johnsson, who recorded the second three-point game of his career, each had two assists as the Leafs won their third straight.Babcock announced following the victory that fourth-line forward Tyler Ennis, a pleasant surprise with seven goals and four assists in 33 games this season Mikkel Boedker Jersey Womens , broke his ankle midway through the second period.“We’ve only got 11 forwards so we’ll have to do something,” Babcock said.Neal Pionk, Kevin Hayes and Chris Krieder scored for New York (15-14-5). Alexandar Georgiev made 31 saves as the Rangers dropped to 1-2-2 over their last five.“They’ve got some pretty skilled guys,” New York defenseman Marc Staal said. “We’ve just got to learn from our positives.”NOTES: The 39-year-old Marleau is the fourth player in NHL history to register at least 10 goals in 21 or more consecutive seasons. … Leafs D Martin Marincin, in the lineup for a second straight night for Igor Ozhiganov (illness), played his 100th game with Toronto. … Canadian IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe was in attendance.UP NEXTRangers: Host Philadelphia on Sunday.Maple Leafs: Host Detroit on Sunday.