ST. LOUIS — The Blues didn’t play a one-goal game and didn’t go to overtime on Saturday, and while both are changes of pace for the Blues, neither can be remotely considered progress.
The Blues lost to Vegas, 5-1, at Enterprise Center, though unlike the previous three games (and one win before that), this one didn’t come in overtime. A tight, playoff-like game through two periods got away from them in the third period, where Vegas scored four times, the last into an empty net. The Blues got one just one point in their quick two-game homestand and now clear out for a long trip, where the results will almost assuredly be better.
The Blues are 0-4-3 in their past seven home games, and it’s been more than a month — not since Feb. 2 — since they won in regulation at home. Overall, their previous eight games had been decided by one goal, a good indication of the narrow margins the Blues are dealing with now.
