Different goalie, same result for the St. Louis Blues.
With Jake Allen watching on television back in St. Louis, Pheonix Copley got the start in goal Saturday in Winnipeg, and the Jets had their way with him, scoring five goals on 29 shots in a 5-3 win.
It's St. Louis' third straight loss, and the Blues have been shelled in five of their past seven games:
| Date | Result | Goalie | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10 | L 5-3 | Allen/Carter Hutton | Bruins |
| Jan. 12 | L 5-1 | Allen/Hutton | Kings |
| Jan. 17 | L 6-4 | Hutton | Senators |
| Jan. 19 | L 7-3 | Allen/Hutton | Capitals |
| Jan. 21 | L 5-3 | Copley | Jets |
St. Louis won two games in between losses two and three above, both won by Carter Hutton. Allen last won a game on Jan. 2, outdoors at Busch Stadium.
The Blues outshot the Jets 37-29 on Saturday, and you know it's bad when you're looking down at the other end and wishing you had Ondrej Pavelec on your team.
Despite the rough go for Copley, Ken Hitchcock wasn't blaming him after Saturday's loss.
"He played good," Hitchcock said, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jeremy Rutherford. "No issues there, he played real well. Really happy with him."
This one's on the entire team.
"Quite frankly, we're allowing too many goals against, too many scoring chances," Hitchcock - who clearly has his finger on the pulse - added.
St. Louis now has a minus-13 goal differential, and while it holds a wild-card playoff spot, it's a tenuous grasp, at best. The Blues need to figure their goaltending issues out before it costs them their season.
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