Gudas (lower body) has been ruled out of Friday's tilt against St. Louis, Derek Lee of The Hockey News reports.

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Gudas will miss his third game in the last four with the injury. He played against Toronto on Monday, as he wanted to face the Maple Leafs after his knee-on-knee hit on Auston Matthews on March 12 drew a tremendous amount of ire around the NHL. Gudas has two goals, 11 assists, 160 hits, 88 blocked shots and 62 PIM over 55 games this season.