ST. LOUIS — For the first time since that blockbuster trade of July 1, 2018, there was no No. 90 jersey on the ice for the Blues on Thursday.
After 253 consecutive regular-season and postseason games in the lineup, captain Ryan O’Reilly missed his first game as a Blue. Suffice it to say, O’Reilly was missed.
The Blues’ franchise-record winning streak to start a season came to end, they fell to 5-1-0 with a 4-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche at Enterprise Center.