Captain feels other elements equal, or even more important with Blues off to rough start despite numbers saying they should be better

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues after losing four in a row. Washington is 6-5-1 overall and 3-4-0 at home. The Capitals have a 2-1-0 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.

St. Louis Blues fans entering Enterprise Center for Monday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers hoped the team would find its groove and end a seven-game losing streak.

Former Boston Bruins player Milan Lucic has secured a new professional try-out contract. He will join the Springfield Thunderbirds, an AHL team affiliated with the St. Louis Blues. This comes after an injury impacted his earlier try-out with the Blues.

The St. Louis Blues host the Detroit Red Wings at Enterprise Center on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 8:15 p.m. ET. The game airs on ESPN+. St. Louis fell 6-3 on the road in its last game on Oct. 27 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Detroit won its last game 6-4 at home against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 25.

The Blue Jackets are 8-3-1 in the last 12 games against the Blues at NWA. The Jackets went 2-0 vs. the Blues last season. Jake Neighbours leads the Blues with 6 goals. Jordan Kyrou Leads the team with 8 points.

Dylan Larkin scored twice and Alex DeBrincat also scored to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night.

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St. Louis Blues' Pius Suter (22) is congratulated by teammates Jordan Kyrou (25) and Brayden Schenn (10) after scoring the game-winning goal past Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin

The Blues acquired defenseman Calle Rosen from the Washington Capitals for defenseman Corey Schueneman. Rosen will report to Springfield of the American Hockey League.