ST. LOUIS — In Utah last weekend, St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery benched linemates Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich. He followed that up by separating the two for the next game against the Vegas Golden Knights and the start of the teams’ rematch Thursday night.

During the first period, Montgomery benched Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich for the final 9: ... In the second period, Montgomery juggled every line except for Dylan Holloway, Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou. He moved Buchnevich down with Oskar ...

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.

Schenn logged a power-play assist and six hits in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Utah.

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.

The Blues completed a two-game sweep of the Flames with a 4-1 win on Thursday, taking all four points from a Calgary team in a series key to playoff hopes.

The Blues traded spare defenseman Scott Perunovich to the Islanders on Monday, then waived forward Brandon Saad on Tuesday, cutting ties with a player drafted seven years ago and then

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

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.

Not since the players were toddlers have so many people delighted in their ability to count to two, but the Canucks earned their sound, 5-2 road win Monday against the St. Louis Blues after Saturday’s stout 2-1 victory against the National Hockey League-leading Washington Capitals.

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.