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The only better script for Lars Eller's NHL debut Thursday would have included a St.

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 .

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David Perron had two goals, Yan Stastny and Jay McClement scored 16 seconds apart, and Chris Mason made 34 saves to help the St.

Any carryover from the St. Louis Blues' 3-1 win over Minnesota the night before was quickly lost in a flurry of injuries and anger a day later.

St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray is waiting for a knock on his door that he says will signify the return of defenseman Eric Brewer.

The St. Louis Blues A started theA season with two straight victories against theA forever dominant Red Wings.

The significance of Alex Steen's long-term injury will run deeper for the Blues than losing a third- or fourth-line forward.

The sizzling Pittsburgh Penguins will try for a sixth consecutive victory tonight when they welcome the St.

They still cheer a little for Andy McDonald in Honda Center, so most of the boos Saturday were reserved for Paul Kariya and the Ducks.

If after Saturday's 5-0 victory Blues coach Andy Murray had any "coachable moments," as he often calls player's mistakes, he was being extra picky.

St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray loves motivational phrases, sequences of words or sayings designed to make people think or act in a certain way.

If not for the headlines coming out of the desert this summer, the Phoenix Coyotes' success in the opening two weeks of the season might be the talk of the NHL.

He broke into the NHL in 2002 alongside Hall of Fame defenseman Al MacInnis. He has shared a dressing room with everyone from Chris Pronger to Pavol Demitra, from Eric Boguniecki to Eric Brewer to Erik Johnson.

Cam Janssen finally won't have any questions to answer when he gets home. Janssen had been a healthy scratch in the Blues' first three games of the season, but he cracked the lineup Saturday against Los Angeles.

Jonathan Quick made 29 saves, and Ryan Smyth and Michal Handzus scored in the Los Angeles Kings' 2-1 win over the St.

Tonight when the Blues take the ice for their home opener against Atlanta, it's expected the sellout crowd will greet the team with much enthusiasm.

ST. LOUIS 5, DETROIT 3 : The Blues overcame a two-goal deficit for the second consecutive night Saturday, beating the Red Wings and sweeping the two-game season-opening series in Stockholm, Sweden.

Blues forward Paul Kariya and Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk will face-off in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday.