Report: Blues' Bouwmeester may see consecutive games streak come to end Sunday
The longest consecutive games played streak in professional sports may be coming to an end Sunday.
St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, who has appeared in 737 straight NHL games, isn't expected to be in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Winnipeg Jets after suffering a lower-body injury Saturday in Ottawa, according to Jeremy Rutherford of the Post-Dispatch.
Bouwmeester was seen getting treatment for the ailment Sunday morning.
The 31-year-old hasn't missed a game since the 2003-04 season as a member of the Florida Panthers, the team that drafted him third overall back in 2002.
Interestingly, he was asked about the streak this past Friday.
I think if you're ever at a point where you can't play and you're going to be a detriment out there, then you're not going to play. I've never really kept track what that streak is at ... the number or anything like that. You don't think about it. You just approach it like you want to play. Most guys, if they're able to play, they're going to play. But you're not going to do anything that's going to take away from the whole team thing.
Bouwmeester scored a goal and an assist while averaging over 20 minutes of ice time through 20 games this season.