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Jake Allen Activated from Injured Reserve

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St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has activated goaltender Jake Allen from injured reserve.

Allen has missed the last 17 games after suffering a lower-body injury on Jan. 8 in Anaheim.

In addition, the club has assigned goaltender Jordan Binnington and defenseman Peter Harrold to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves.

Allen, 25, has appeared in 33 games for the Blues this season, logging an 18-10-3 (.629) record along with a 2.17 goals-against average, a .924 save percentage and five shutouts. At the time of his injury, the 6-foot-2, 195-pound goaltender ranked fifth in win percentage, seventh in goals-against average, ninth in save percentage and second in shutouts amongst all goalies with at least 20 starts.

Binnington, 22, has appeared in 25 games with the Wolves this season, posting an 11-10-3 record along with a 2.86 goals-against average, a .903 save percentage and one shutout. The 6-foot-1, 167-pound goaltender appeared in one game during his stint with the Blues, stopping three of four shots in 13 minutes of play.

Harrold, 32, was signed by the Blues as a free agent on July 2, 2015. The 5-foot-10, 177-pound defenseman has dressed in 45 games for the Wolves this season, posting 20 points (one goal, 19 assists), 20 penalty minutes and a plus-6 rating.

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