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.

Blues Head Coach Jim Montgomery is making some adjustments to his lineup in search of more speed as his team gets set for an important matchup against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday (6:30 p.m. CT, FanDuel Sports Network,

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.

Monday night’s 5-2 loss to the Canucks was the latest blow, marking the first time under Jim Montgomery that the Blues have lost three straight games in regulation. The loss also dropped the Blues (23-24-4) below a .500 points percentage for the first time since losing to the Panthers on Dec. 20.

Conor Garland had two goals Monday night, and J.T. Miller and Pius Suter also scored to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2. Tyler Myers added an empty-net goal, and Kevin Lankinen made 24 saves for the Canucks.

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Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet didn't hold back in expressing his thoughts on defenseman Tyler Myers' return in the Canucks' 5-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Monday.

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

The Canucks are hoping that they’ve left that behind.

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