St. Louis Blues Hope to Avoid Elimination in Game 6

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May 19, 2016; San Jose, CA, USA; St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott (1) deflects a shot by the San Jose Sharks in the third period in game three of the Western Conference Final of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center at San Jose. The Sharks won 3-0. Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports /

Blues Lineup

The biggest news concerning the Blues’ Game 6 lineup is that Brian Elliott will return to the net that he occupied for the Blues’ first 17 playoff games. Seeing as Ken Hitchcock has made lineup changes following every loss during this series, though, it’s reasonable to expect that there will be a position player swap or two, also.

The Blues’ fourth line of Magnus Paajarvi, Kyle Brodziak, and Dmitrij Jaskin has performed well, but it’s most likely that it will be the group that changes on Wednesday. Coach Ken Hitchcock will likely be looking to add more physicality to the lineup, and for that reason, Ryan Reaves or Steve Ott could be inserted into the lineup, likely replacing Jaskin. Scottie Upshall, who played in the first 16 games of this postseason, could also return and would likely displace Paajarvi from the lineup.

Here’s what the Blues’ lineup could look like for Game 6:

Robby Fabbri–Jori Lehtera–Vladimir Tarasenko

Jaden Schwartz-Patrik Berglund–David Backes

Alexander Steen–Paul Stastny–Troy Brouwer

Magnus Paajarvi–Kyle Brodziak–Ryan Reaves

Jay Bouwmeester–Alex Pietrangelo

Joel Edmundson-Kevin Shattenkirk

Carl Gunnarsson–Colton Parayko

Brian Elliott

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