Blues leading scorer Robert Thomas is out 2 weeks with a lower-body injury

The St. Louis Blues have put leading scorer Robert Thomas on injured reserve and said he’ll be re-evaluated in two weeks. President of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong said Thomas is out because of a lower-body injury. The 26-year-old center ranks first on the team with 22 assists and 33 points and is tied for the most goals with 11. Thomas missed the Blues’ most recent game Tuesday night at Carolina and did not practice Thursday. St. Louis sits in 13th place in the NHL’s 16-team Western Conference with an 18-21-8 record through 47 games and is five points out of the second and final wild-card spot.