ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues forward Zach Sanford will undergo surgery and miss 5-6 months of action after dislocating his left shoulder during training camp.
Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced the injury Tuesday. He also said defenseman Jay Bouwmeester has a left ankle fracture and will be re-evaluated in three weeks.
The 22-year-old Sanford joined St. Louis in February after a trade with Washington. The forward had two goals and three assists in 13 regular season appearances for the Blues, and he also played in four playoff games.
Bouwmeester, who is 33, is entering his sixth season for St. Louis and had 14 assists and a goal last season.
The Blues open their season Oct. 4 at Pittsburgh.
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Tuesday night in Dallas, Jamie Benn's tiebreaking goal at 12:19 of the third pushed the Stars to a 5-3 victory in an exhibition game against the Blues.
Mattias Janmark, Nicholas Caamano, Brett Ritchie and Tyler PItlick also scored for Dallas.
Dallas reserve Mike McKenna stopped all 11 shots he faced in the third. Starter Ben Bishop allowed all three St. Louis goals on 15 shots.
Samuel Blais had a goal and an assist for the Blues.