The Blues got a scare when goalie Brian Elliott left practice early on Wednesday after taking a shot in practice off the hand on the inside of his blocker. But Elliott, via the team, tweeted later that he was fine.

"(I'm) totally fine. It happens every day in practice, you're always taking shots," he was quoted as saying on the team's Twitter feed. "With all the injuries, we have people get a little sensitive but I'm all good and ready to go for tomorrow."

Coach Ken Hitchcock was uncertain of Elliott's status and said he hoped the injury amounted to nothing when talking to reporters a short while after practice.

"We think so," Hitchcock said when asked if Elliott was OK. "We'll let you know later in the day. We'll see how it is. Typical of the way things are going. So hopefully it's good news, no issue, but we'll see."

If Elliott couldn't go, the Blues — who also are without goalie Jake Allen — would have had to turn to Anders Nilsson, who was acquired as an emergency backup just before the trade deadline and hasn't played a full game with the Blues.