NHL Buzz: Blues forward Buchnevich could return from injury against Jets

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St. Louis Blues

Pavel Buchnevich could return for the Blues against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday (8:45 p.m. ET; TSN3, BSMW).

The forward has missed two games with an upper-body injury sustained in the first period of a 2-1 shootout win against the Seattle Kraken on Oct. 14. He practiced Monday in a non-contact red jersey, which would indicate he is not ready to return, but toward the end started taking contact from teammates in battle drills. 

Buchnevich would not comment on his status after practice, but Blues coach Craig Berube was encouraged and said he will travel on the three-game road trip to Winnipeg, the Calgary Flames on Thursday and Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

"He's close," Berube said. "Felt good today, so we got him in a little bit of contact in the corner just to see how he feels. There's a chance he could play." -- Lou Korac

Columbus Blue Jackets

Patrik Laine was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 20.

The forward is day to day with an upper-body injury and didn't practice Monday.

"He's still not right," coach Pascal Vincent told The Athletic.

Laine sustained the injury in the final seconds of a 3-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Friday. He was elbowed in the head by Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson, who was given a five-minute major for elbowing and a game misconduct, and then suspended four games for charging by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Saturday.

Dmitri Voronkov was recalled from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. The 23-year-old forward has one assist in four AHL games this season.