The Blues said Thomas would be out four to six weeks. He returns against the Wild just ahead of that timeframe.

Almost a month after St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas was placed on the injured reserve with a fractured ankle, Thomas is set to return to the Blues lineup Tuesday night against the Minnesota Wild.

It looks like Robert Thomas will be back in the lineup when the St. Louis Blues play the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

The St. Louis Blues announced the return of Robert Thomas to the lineup for tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild. His first game in just under a month.

Robert Thomas matched the second-fastest goal in St. Louis Blues history when he scored nine seconds in Wednesday against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. Thomas, who returned to action four weeks after fracturing his right ankle Oct.