Lehtera, who returned to practice this week after missing time with an upper-body injury, said he had been experiencing headaches after getting hit in the face by a puck, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

EDGE Analysis

As days and games passed with Lehtera being unavailable, reports circulated about a possible concussion, but Lehtera said that he only had a headache and that doctors wouldn't let him play. At any rate, Lehtera told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch following Thursday's practice session that he expects to play Sunday against the Wild.