Ott was a healthy scratch for Thursday night's Game 3 against the Sharks.

EDGE Analysis

This was the first time in the series that Ott's been scratched. Both he and Scottie Upshall (upper body) were removed from the active lineup, replaced by Magnus Paajarvi and Dmitri Jaskin. Unlike tweaks head coach Ken Hitchcock made earlier in the playoffs, these moves had very little impact for the Blues, who were shut out for a second straight game and have gone scoreless in their last seven-and-a-half periods.