Blues lose Steen to concussion

The St. Louis Blues placed star forward Alex Steen on the injured list Saturday because of a concussion.

General manager Doug Armstrong said the NHL's No. 2 goal scorer will be out indefinitely. Armstrong announced the move, made retroactive to Dec. 21, in a statement before the team's game with Chicago.

Steen hasn't played since he left a game against Edmonton on Dec. 21 with what the team called an "upper-body injury." It's the second concussion with the Blues for Steen.

The Minnesota Wild have placed left wing Zach Parise on injured reserve because of a bruised foot.

Parise has missed the last two games. Matt Cooke has taken his spot on the first line.

Cory Schneider stopped 30 shots, and Travis Zajac scored the go-ahead goal with 6:57 left when the puck went in off his face as New Jersey beat the Islanders, 2-1, in Uniondale, N.Y. Zajac was credited with his seventh goal when a shot by Marek Zidlicky struck him when he stood in front of the net. Schneider earned his first win since Nov. 30 when he shut out Buffalo.

Henrik Zetterberg scored a goal in his first game back from injury to lift the visiting Detroit Red Wings over the Florida Panthers, 4-3. Zetterberg returned after missing 11 games with a herniated disk in his back. Zetterberg leads the Red Wings with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists).

Bobby Ryan scored at 15:25 of the third period, and the Ottawa Senators defeated the visiting Boston Bruins, 4-3. Both teams were missing key players, including the Senators' Jason Spezza and the Bruins' Zdeno Chara. - Associated Press