Magnus Paajarvi will not dress Tuesday when the Blues host the Capitals at Scottrade Center, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. He will be a healthy scratch for the second time in five games.

Paajarvi will not dress Tuesday when the Blues host the Capitals at Scottrade Center, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. He will be a healthy scratch for the second time in five games.

Analysis:

After registering just two shots and a minus-2 rating while averaging 11:15 in ice time over the last four games, Paajarvi will yet again take a seat while Alex Steen draws back in from injury. The 22-year-old Swede has disappointingly mustered just six goals, six assists and 56 shots in 52 games in his fourth NHL season -- his worst to date. That being the case, it's no surprise to see him banished to the press box as the Blues look to end a two-game skid and lock up the West's top seed going into the playoffs.