During Blues practice on Sunday morning in Las Vegas, coach Jim Montgomery shuffled his lines, which notably featured splitting up Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich.

Blues defenseman Philip Broberg, front, reacts to his shot bouncing off the goal post in the third period of his team's 2-0 loss to Dallas on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at Enterprise Center. Blues coach Jim Montgomery keeps seeking ways to spur stronger starts from his sputtering team.

THROUGH GAMES OF WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 2025

The Blues' 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks was the team's third in a row and was a signal that roster changes need to be made.

The Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues squared off on Monday night in a Western Conference battle between two teams desperate to make the playoffs. The Blues entered this game only two points behind the Canucks in the standings and Vancouver began the game three points behind the Calgary Flames for the final wild card spot in the West.

Four-point games consume those on the outside of NHL playoff positioning. That urgency usually starts in March, not in late January. It speaks to the Vancouver Canucks and their level of desperation to turn a sour first half of this adversity and injury plagued season into a sweet push for a post-season berth.

Conor Garland had two goals, and J.T. Miller and Pius Suter also scored to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2.

Blues Head Coach Jim Montgomery is making some adjustments to his lineup in search of more speed as his team gets set for an important matchup against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday (6:30 p.m. CT, FanDuel Sports Network,

Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist, Casey DeSmith stopped 33 shots in his second shutout of the season and the Dallas Stars beat the St.

To finally break the gravitational pull of .500, the Blues will need more from Thomas and Buchnevich. Thomas has a goal, two assists and a minus-3 rating in his last six games. Buchnevich has no goals, two assists and a minus-4 rating over the same span.

Vegas was more determined on pucks; Blues looked a step slow; Thomas/Buchnevich were not good enough, have to get going

Brayden Schenn feels some teammates need to individually come prepared to play, reason why Blues are getting off to too many slow starts, including Saturday. The St. Louis Blues captain was made ...