{"id":431830,"date":"2026-01-28T04:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/431830\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T04:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T04:22:20","slug":"jake-neighbours-leaves-game-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/431830\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Neighbours Leaves Game With Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tJake Neighbours Leaves Game With Injury | Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"skip-link screen-reader-text\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764203590_941_Clean-Logo-1.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Inside The Rink Logo\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boxscorejunkie.com\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769574136_217_cropped-Life-Insurance.png .webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" itemprop=\"item\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/nhl\/\" itemprop=\"item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>Jake Neighbours Leaves Game With Injury<\/p>\n<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/images_ImagnImages_mmsport_104_01k7sjd878f98a8fy0tg-e1769569669723.webp.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jake Neighbours St. Louis Blues\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>In the first period of the St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars game on Tuesday, Blues forward Jake Neighbours left the game after blocking a wrist shot from Stars defenseman <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/player-profile-esa-lindell\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"75442\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Esa Lindell<\/a> and did not return.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jake Neighbours has a lower-body injury and will not return to tonight&#8217;s game. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stlblues?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#stlblues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StLouisBlues\/status\/2016333004902142241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neighbours skated off the ice, favoring his wrist\/hand, after the play at 10:17 of the first period during a Blues power play. St. Louis announced he would not return to the game.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbours has been one of the Blues\u2019 most productive forwards this season, recording 12 goals and 9 assists for 21 points in 40 games. His physical play and willingness to block shots have been key parts of his contribution, though tonight\u2019s incident shows the risk that comes with that style.<\/p>\n<p>His exit is especially concerning for the Blues, who are already missing many of their top players due to injuries, adding to the team\u2019s ongoing injury challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jmichel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769574138_201_329cd32b1d6458fb57f9744cb31c74babecf72bf0ba6ea18c123c7af60b4f841.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jmichel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Michel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Writer covering the St. Louis Blues | Student at the University of Missouri School of Journalism | Follow me on X for live Blues updates and news: @JoshDMichel<\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/elias-lindholm-leaves-game-with-injury\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Elias-Lindholm-Boston-Bruins-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Elias Lindholm skating for the Boston Bruins\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/elias-lindholm-leaves-game-with-injury\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elias Lindholm Leaves Game With Injury<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the middle period of the Nashville Predators vs. Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday evening, Bruins center Elias Lindholm left the game with an injury and will not return. Lindholm left the ice after a defensive zone faceoff that left him visibly \u2018off.\u2019 Boston announced that he would not return to the game [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/elias-lindholm-leaves-game-with-injury\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/new-jersey-devils-trade-forward-to-new-york-islanders\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ondrej-Palat-New-Jersey-Devils-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ondrej Palat New Jersey Devils\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/new-jersey-devils-trade-forward-to-new-york-islanders\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Devils Trade Forward To New York Islanders<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After New Jersey Devils forward Ondrej Palat was held out of the roster on Tuesday evening, it was announced that he would be moving to Metropolitan Division rival the New York Islanders. The package heading to the New York Islanders includes Palat, a 2026 third-round pick, and a 2027 sixth-round pick in exchange for forward [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/new-jersey-devils-trade-forward-to-new-york-islanders\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/thatcher-demko-out-for-the-season\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/demko-300x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thatcher Demko Vancouver Canucks\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/thatcher-demko-out-for-the-season\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thatcher Demko Out For The Season<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Vancouver Canucks have had one of the worst seasons in recent Canucks history, going just 17-30-5 for 39 points as of January 28th, putting them in last place in the entire league. A major reason for this massive struggle has been the loss of former Vezina Award contending goaltender Thatcher Demko. Demko has been [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/thatcher-demko-out-for-the-season\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a9 2021-2025 Inside The Rink\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>This website has no affiliation to any of the hockey leagues it reports on. 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