After what coach Ken Hitchcock termed a "good day" for Jori Lehtera on Saturday, expectations are the center will be back in the lineup on Sunday when the Blues face the Wild in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup playoff series.
Lehtera was hit by a shot by teammate Jay Bouwmeester in the third period of Game 4 and went to the bench in pain, though he didn't go to the dressing room. Hitchcock said he was 50-50 for Game 5 though Lehtera didn't play. He skated on Saturday, according to Hitchcock, who sounded more optimistic that he would play.