Mystery surrounds St. Louis Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko after he suffered burns on his legs in an accident at home. The 26-year-old is now on the injury list, and the team expects him to miss some time while he recovers.

Coach Jim Montgomery didn’t share any details when reporters asked what happened. He kept it brief and shut down the topic, saying, “I just know it was a home accident, so we’re going to leave it at that.” Toropchenko will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis.

The injury adds his name to a growing list of NHL players who have dealt with unusual off-ice mishaps in recent years. Everyone quickly noticed the trend and wondered how another unusual incident happened, already the league is dealing with quite a lot of game injuries too.

A Growing List Of Strange Injuries

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