The St. Louis Blues try to climb out of a hole this yr. They’re near the underside of the Western Conference right now. And it appears as if the Blues are preparing for a possible fire sale on the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline. On Sunday, they took on Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, where a scary incident took place between McDavid and Oskar Sundqvist.
The 2 veteran players were involved in a collision near the boards through the third period. After the play was whistled dead, some Blues players and an on-ice official began urgently waving for medical personnel. A trainer got here onto the ice to assist Sundqvist off the ice because the Oilers fans in Edmonton gave Sundqvist a loud ovation.
Oskar Sundqvist leaves the sport with an apparent cut after colliding with Connor McDavid. pic.twitter.com/T4wHdJDHYa
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 19, 2026
It was speculated that the Blues forward had been cut through the play with McDavid. After the sport, head coach Jim Montgomery confirmed he did suffer a cut. And thankfully, he avoided the nightmare scenario on this case.
“Jim Montgomery said it was a cut to Sundqvist above the ankle but NOT the achillies,” the Blues head coach said, via Lou Korac of NHL.com.
Sundqvist is a very important depth forward for the Blues. Thus far, he’s skated in 39 games, including Sunday’s contest. He has three goals and 13 points in these games while skating around 13 and a half minutes per game. Sundqvist is signed through the remainder of this season after inking an extension in 2024.
Fans might want to wait for a timeline on Sundqvist’s return to the ice, but that is actually positive news. St. Louis is in motion again on Tuesday once they tackle the Winnipeg Jets.