Robert Thomas helps make things go for the St. Louis Blues.
That won’t be the case on Monday night.
The Blues will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in a game televised nationally on NHL Network, and Thomas won’t be on the ice.
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Why isn’t Robert Thomas playing?
Robert Thomas is missing the matchup with the Penguins due to injury.
Head coach Jim Montgomery told the media earlier on Monday that Thomas is out due to an upper-body injury.
According to Montgomery, Thomas is one of two Blues players who is “day to day,” along with Jake Neighbours, who has a lower-body injury.
Thomas was injured early in the third period of the Blues’ Saturday night loss to the Detroit Red Wings and sat out most of the final stanza.
The Blues had led that game 4-0 as Thomas had two assists, both on Neighbours goals.
So far this season, Thomas has a goal and five assists through eight games, tied for the team lead in scoring.
He had a career-high 86 points (26/60) in 2023-24 and followed that up with 81 points (21/60) last season.
Without Thomas, Daily Faceoff projects Pius Suter will be the first-line center with Brayden Schenn as the No. 2 center. Pavel Buchnevich is projected to center the top powerplay unit.
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