Success does not beget success, at least not for the Blues.
Coming off an encouraging, for the most part, performance in two games in New York (even if it earned them only one win), the Blues could not keep the good times going on Thursday in their return to Enterprise Center. They had little answer for Central Division-leading Winnipeg on offense or defense, even if they did make a game of it, sort of.
The Blues fell 5-2 and have lost seven of their past nine. It’s the ninth straight game the Blues have allowed four or more goals, and the sixth in the past nine they’ve allowed five or more, though empty-net goals, like the one Winnipeg had on Thursday, have padded those totals. Earlier this season in Winnipeg, the Blues were shut out 4-0.
