Vegas
10-29-2005, 10:00 PM
St. Louis (2-6-2) at Los Angeles (7-4-0), 10:30 pm EDT
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Defense remains the Achilles heel of the St. Louis Blues (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=stl), who try to end a four-game losing streak Saturday when they face the Los Angeles Kings (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=los).
After losing three straight one-goal contests, the Blues failed to hold a 2-0 lead in Friday's 6-4 loss against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Eric Brewer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1792) and Scott Young (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=506) gave the Blues the early edge and Doug Weight (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=622) scored his first goal in nine games. St. Louis has yielded 17 goals during its losing streak and 40 for the season, the second-highest total in the Western Conference.
Although the Kings have won four of their last six, they gave up the go-ahead goal with 3.7 seconds left in Friday's 5-4 defeat against the San Jose Sharks (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=san).
Lubomir Visnovsky (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=2449) scored a goal and registered two assists for Los Angeles. Craig Conroy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1195) and Dustin Brown (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=3351) added a goal and an assist each as the Kings fell to 5-3-0 at home this season.
Pavol Demitra (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=692) faces the Blues for the first time after signing a three-year, $13.5 million contract with the Kings in August. He spent eight seasons in St. Louis and scored 493 points, fifth-best in franchise history.
St. Louis won all four meetings against Los Angeles in 2003-2004.
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Defense remains the Achilles heel of the St. Louis Blues (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=stl), who try to end a four-game losing streak Saturday when they face the Los Angeles Kings (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=los).
After losing three straight one-goal contests, the Blues failed to hold a 2-0 lead in Friday's 6-4 loss against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Eric Brewer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1792) and Scott Young (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=506) gave the Blues the early edge and Doug Weight (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=622) scored his first goal in nine games. St. Louis has yielded 17 goals during its losing streak and 40 for the season, the second-highest total in the Western Conference.
Although the Kings have won four of their last six, they gave up the go-ahead goal with 3.7 seconds left in Friday's 5-4 defeat against the San Jose Sharks (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/clubhouse?team=san).
Lubomir Visnovsky (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=2449) scored a goal and registered two assists for Los Angeles. Craig Conroy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=1195) and Dustin Brown (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=3351) added a goal and an assist each as the Kings fell to 5-3-0 at home this season.
Pavol Demitra (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=692) faces the Blues for the first time after signing a three-year, $13.5 million contract with the Kings in August. He spent eight seasons in St. Louis and scored 493 points, fifth-best in franchise history.
St. Louis won all four meetings against Los Angeles in 2003-2004.