- Kasperi Kapanen will return to the Blues’ lineup tonight against the Capitals, head coach Drew Bannister told Lou Korac of NHL.com. The right-winger had missed the last four games with an upper-body injury. The 28-year-old could have been an unrestricted free agent last summer but signed a one-year, $1MM pact to return to St. Louis on July 1. He’s been an on-again, off-again participant in the lineup this season, even when healthy, limited to just one goal in eight games while averaging south of 12 minutes per night. 2021 first-round pick Zachary Bolduc will sit in the press box to accommodate Kapanen’s return, the team said.