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After playing 13 games this season without partaking in a shootout, the Blues found themselves Sunday in their second one in less than 24 hours.

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

Tonight is an exciting night if you're a St. Louis Blues fan. The team's top prospect, Lars Eller , will make his NHL debut at the Scottrade Center against the Calgary Flames .

Dion Phaneuf's goal 2:50 into overtime gave the Calgary Flames a 2-1 victory over the St.

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Although his team was jockeying for its own respect at the time, Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock was unabashed when describing what impressed him most about the Blues last season.

Two areas that were advantages for the Blues last season have proved to be disadvantages in the early part of the 2009-10 season.

If the start of the Olympic hockey tournament on Feb. 16 seems as far off as the glorious day of your retirement, the sight of the torch being lit in Greece on Thursday should bring its proximity into sharp focus.

Louis Blues ' organization, including the first 152 games of his NHL career. So it was that he returned to Scottrade Center on Saturday night with a few pleasant memories.

Fans seated in the first few rows at Scottrade Center tonight for the St. Louis Blues' game against Minnesota may want to watch out for flying objects.

Loui Eriksson had a goal and an assist, Marty Turco made 26 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the St.

Blues defenseman Erik Johnson had the luxury of living with Hall of Fame defenseman turned V.P. of Hockey Ops Al MacInnis as a rookie with St.

St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray said he listened with alarm from his Minnesota home over the summer to discussions about the Wild's new attacking offense.

October 20, 2009 - Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins controls the puck in front of Erik Johnson of the St.

The talk in Pittsburgh the past couple of days was that the Penguins , with a record of 7-1 before Tuesday's game against the Blues , were almost boring to watch.

Evgeni Malkin and Ruslan Fedotenko each scored a power-play goal, as the Pittsburgh Penguins flattened the St.

Nashville and Chicago showed interest in McKee, but then Pittsburgh got involved in talks with the veteran defenseman.

Andy McDonald had two goals and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

While the Penguins were getting ready to don their baby-blue sweaters for the first time this season, there also was an air of intrigue about getting their first look at a baby blue-liner. Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman, a 19-year-old Swede who stands an imposing 6-foot-6, 230 pounds, and had four assists in the first six games.

Blues coach Andy Murray has been around professional sports for many years. He understands the importance of marketing and appreciates the work the Blues ' marketing people have done to fill seats and resurrect the franchise.