Selected by St. Louis in the third round (No. 86) of the 2012 NHL Draft, Parayko is in his 10th season with the Blues (23-23-4), who host the Vancouver Canucks at Enterprise Center on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; Prime, FDSNMW). Parayko, a native of St. Albert, Alberta, won the Stanley Cup with St. Louis in 2019.

Parayko scored a goal on four shots and blocked two shots in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Canucks.

St. Louis Blues head coach Jim Montgomery listed ways the defenseman Colton Parayko is a force for the team in setting up plays. (Video courtesy of St. Louis Blues)

Parayko’s goal was the 23rd this season by a Blues defenseman, which matches their total from all of last year, when St. Louis was 29th in the league in goals

St. Louis Blues (23-24-4, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (29-21-2, in the Central Division) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues enter the matchup with the Colorado Avalanche after losing three games in a row.

Alex Pietrangelo will be one of the best St. Louis Blues defencemen ever. The former Blues captain scored 109 goals and was named to the All-Star team twice in his 12-year Blues career.

With their season on the line, the Blues are 1-4 in their last five games, and no one seems to have the solution.

Blues aren't learning from poor starts; special teams was a disaster; confidence is sorely missing adds up to third straight loss

There were a number of milestones and records written as the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 at Enterprise Center. Head Coach Rick Tocchet said the team was ready from puck drop and was pleased with the way they set the tone early.

Conor Garland had two goals Monday night, and J.T. Miller and Pius Suter also scored to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2. Tyler Myers added an empty-net goal, and Kevin Lankinen made 24 saves for the Canucks.

On Tuesday night, the Blues beat the Flames 2-1. Colton Parayko also scored for St. Louis and Joel Hofer stopped 28 shots. Dylan Holloway added two assists. Yegor Sharangovich scored for the Flames.

Cam Fowler and the St. Louis Blues are trying to climb the Wild Card standings in the Western Conference. However, their recent results are not doing them any favors. St. Louis fell on Monday night to the Vancouver Canucks by the score of 5-2.