Jay Bouwmeester's ironman streak comes to an end

St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester's streak is over.

He didn't suit up for Sunday's game at the Winnipeg Jets, ending his ironman streak at 737 games. The run, which began on March 6, 2004, was the longest active one in pro sports..

Anaheim Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano (562 games tonight) moves into the active lead. He has not missed a game since making his NHL debut with the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 4, 2007.

Bouwmeester's streak was the fifth-longest in NHL history behind Doug Jarvis (964), Garry Unger (914), Steve Larmer (884) and Craig Ramsay (776).

The Blues player suffered a lower-body injury during Saturday's 3-2 victory against the Ottawa Senators. He had stepped in a rut in the ice, coach Ken Hitchcock told reporters after the game.

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It will be the first time he has missed a game because of injury since the 2003-04 season, his second in the league, with the Florida Panthers. He missed 18 games with a broken foot, returned for one game and missed the next three. The 2002 third-overall pick played all 82 games as a rookie.

Bouwmeester also missed a game during the 2012-13 season, but that was because he was traded from the Calgary Flames to the Blues and didn't arrive in time to play.

The defenseman had one goal, one assist and a plus-1 rating in 20 games this season. He averaged 23 minutes, 13 seconds a game, ranking second on the team.

Defenseman Chris Butler took his place in the lineup for Sunday's game.