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Blues start fast, can't close it out in shootout Red Wings 4, Blues 3 Detroit rallies from 2-0, 3-2 deficits.

If the Blue Jackets are to avoid their longest losing streak in over three years Monday night, they will need to break out of their current funk when facing the Blues.

The Detroit Red Wings seemed to check off all the "familiar script" boxes on Saturday night, giving up two first-period goals , one to the standard, "Back-door pass with defenders standing around" play, and the second thanks to the, "Red Wings screen their own goaltender" play.

Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom, left, is congratulated by Henrik Zetterberg after his goal against the Blues in the second period on Saturday in St.

Brad Boyes' tally gave St. Louis its first shootout victory of the season, and Ty Conklin was sharp with 34 saves in a 4-3 final against Dallas.

Before Tuesday's game with Vancouver, the Blues had played three consecutive overtime games, losing all three, two in shootouts.

STL PHI 0 0 STL PHI 12:15 0 1 STL PHI 5:43 T.J. Oshie Assists: Roman Polak 1 1 OT STL PHI 1 1 Shootout Summary Start of Shootout period Shootout attempt by Mike Richards SAVED by Chris Mason Shootout attempt by David Perron MISSES wide of net Shootout GOAL scored by Claude Giroux on Chris Mason Shootout GOAL scored by Brad Boyes on Ray Emery ...

Coaches are scratching their heads, if not pulling their hair, over the St. Louis Blues' wildly inconsistent play, which includes consecutive home shutout losses and a seeming inability to perform before the folks you pay the bills.

St. Louis Blues head coach Andy Murray always has his team well prepared, says former Blue and current Canuck Ryan Johnson.

St. Louis Blues' Chris Mason, top, watches as Blues' Roman Polak of the Czech Republic, blocks the shot of Phoenix Coyotes' Martin Hanzal of the Czech Republic, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct.

The Los Angeles Kings will take their brief winning streak to the road this evening, when they take on the St.

Ilya Kovalchuk made it a pair of two-goal games to open the season, scoring the go-ahead tally in the first period and adding an empty-netter as the Atlanta Thrashers spoiled the St.

St. Louis Blues players have locker stalls at the team's practice facility, all except for Alex Pietrangelo.

He's already won two Stanley Cup rings as an integral part of championship teams in Dallas and Tampa Bay.

Paul Kariya, Alex Steen and Derek Armstrong each registered a goal and an assist, as the St.

The St. Louis Blues exercised the contract option on head coach Andy Murray on Tuesday, keeping him behind the bench through 2010-11. "Andy had done a terrific job for our hockey club over the past three seasons," said Blues president John Davidson.

Even though he's in Traverse City, Mich., watching some of the St. Louis Blues top prospects, team president John Davidson couldn't help but think of a brand new cruise ship on Tuesday.

New York Rangers prospect Ryan Bourque , the son of legendary Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque , is a big fan of one the more electrifying American-born players in the game today.

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Adding depth to the blue-line, the Blues re-signed defenseman Steve Wagner to a two-way contract on Tuesday.