St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington will miss the remainder of the club's second-round series against the Colorado Avalanche after a collision with Nazem Kadri forced him out of Game 3 and resulted in a lower-body injury, the team announced Sunday.
Kadri was driving to the net in pursuit of a rebound and got tied up with Blues defenseman Calle Rosen. The pair then collided into Binnington, who was rattled and slow to get up.
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There was no penalty called on the play.
Berube hinted he believes there was intent on Kadri's end.
"Look at Kadri's reputation, that's all I have to say," Berube said, according to Benjamin Hochman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Kadri has been suspended six times in his career, including three in the postseason.
Ville Husso, who started the first three games of the Blues' first-round matchup against the Minnesota Wild, entered the contest in relief.
The Blues held a 1-0 lead at the time of the incident, but Colorado forward Logan O'Connor tied it up shortly after. The Avalanche went on to win the game 5-2.
Binnington has been stellar for the Blues in the playoffs after taking over the crease midway through the opening round. Including Saturday's brief outing, he owns a .949 save percentage and 1.72 goals-against average across six postseason appearances in 2022.
Husso, meanwhile, has an .891 save percentage and 3.38 goals-against average in four postseason showings.
