The Blues opened jup a stretch of 8 of 9 games on the road with a listless 4-1 defeat in Detroit. The Red Wings swept the Blues this season. The wild card playoff race has grown even tighter as a reult of the Blues losing 3 of 4 and 5 of 9. Thomas, Kyrou and Kapanen were all benched in the 3rd period. Zack Bolduc scored the only goal in the game for his first in the NHL and on his 21st birthday but that would be the lone highlight for the Blues. Get reaction from Schenn & Bannister. Breakdown on the decisions to bench top players from Vitale, Opinion and take-a-ways from Woodburn and Kerber...

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