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It was a lost weekend in the Midwest for the Isles as they dropped back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday, dropping their record to 2-2-2 on this seven game trip and 8-8-7 on the season.A On to the trick: 1.A Owen Nolan was the star of the Friday game, scoring twice, including the winner with 67 seconds to play as the Wild erasedA a 2-1 deficit ...

David Perron scored twice, and Patrik Berglund's first goal in 13 games proved to be the difference in the St.

Not even the luck o' the Irish would be enough to end the Oilers misfortunes. Down to four defencemen after Ladislav Smid was struck by a puck, the Oilers managed to get their Saturday night showdown against St.

Sadly, it's become an annual tradition here in St. Louis, it seems: the Blues' Slow Start.

A day after appearing dejected inside the Blues locker room after a 3-1 loss to Nashville, Dave Checketts said he had seen enough.

Defenseman Eric Brewer has been back in the Blues' lineup for only three games and already he's become a target for some fans.

Photo from 2008/2009 Canucks versus St. Louis Blues first round playoff series which the Canucks took in four.

Rich Peverley notched the winner in the shootout and Slava Kozlov added insurance as Atlanta rallied from a two-goal deficit to down St.

The goal-starved Blues matched the high-scoring Philadelphia Flyers in the most important category through regulation and overtime Saturday.

Sydor signing pays off for Blues Notebook Veteran defenseman has added depth and experience.

Jarome Iginla watches the opening goal trickle past a sprawling Chris Mason in Calgary's 2-1 win.

The Blues haven't been beating their opponents lately, but Thursday night they at least managed to end a bad trend.

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Fantasy Forecast for Friday, October 30 THURSDAY'S ROUNDUP: With a 32-save performance on Thursday against St.

With four days off before the Blues play again, forward T.J. Oshie is expected to return to the lineup Thursday when the club faces Calgary at Scottrade Center.

Fox Sports Midwest, KMOX Blues PREVIEW - The Blues lost 3-2 to Phoenix in overtime on Oct.

St. Louis captain Eric Brewer made a surprise return to the Blues' lineup Thursday night against the Phoenix Coyotes.

He wants to be in the lineup. St. Louis Blues fans want him in the lineup. But when it comes to 19-year-old rookie defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, the Blues believe less is more.

Blues at Carolina WHERE - RBC Center WHEN - 6:05 p.m. TV, RADIO - Fox Sports Midwest, KMOX BLUES PREVIEW - The Blues were 0-2 against the Hurricanes last season, falling by scores of 1-0 and 2-1. The Blues were 7-10-1 vs.

When Blues coach Andy Murray listened to comments from Carolina coach Paul Maurice recently, he stopped and thought about the similarities in their teams' situations.