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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 Blues return to the scene of sublime tonight. Well, sort of. The team plays host to the Detroit Red Wings , a Stanley Cup finalist last season and a team the Blues swept in a season-opening doubleheader in Sweden.

When Blues owner Dave Checketts delivered his "It's time to win" speech on Nov. 13, team President John Davidson was standing just a few feet away.

R.J. Umberger posted his second career hat trick, including the game-winning goal early in the third period, and added an assist, as the Columbus Blue Jackets recorded a rare win over the St.

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.

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Todd Bertuzzi went with an old, reliable move and helped the Detroit Red Wings end an uncharacteristic losing skid.

The Nashville Predators saw several team-related streaks come to an end Friday night in their 3-1 loss to the St.

Chris Mason made 37 saves, and Brad Boyes, David Backes and Paul Kariya scored in the St.

Ia m not talking about the infamous, movie franchise that shoulda ve stopped after the first one; Ia m referring to the THIRD game of the year against the Blues last night.

Patrice Bergeron had four assists, two on power-play goals and another short-handed, to help the Boston Bruins beat the St.

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 ...

Neither the Boston Bruins nor the St. Louis Blues have enjoyed great success so far in 2009-10, but after Monday night one of the clubs will be riding its first three-game winning streak.

The New York Islanders are coming off their first regulation loss in two weeks. It's been more than five years since they suffered that kind of defeat to the St.

Given a night to reflect on the acrobatic stops he made in Thursday's 3-2 overtime victory over Phoenix, Blues goaltender Chris Mason remained unimpressed.

NewsChannel 5's Katie Felts attended Friday's Blues practice and met up for interviews with Erik Johnson, Keith Tkachuk, Chris Mason, and head coach Andy Murray.

Erik Johnson scored on an end-to-end rush 17 seconds into overtime to give the St.

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

St. Louis' longest homestand of the season got off to a promising start, but more struggles on the offensive end have the Blues heading in the wrong direction once again.