Blues need every point possible as they face lowly Canucks

The St. Louis Blues will look to bounce back from a disappointing effort when they close out a three-game road trip with a visit to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

The Blues (27-30-11, 65 points) are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, their second straight defeat after winning seven of their previous nine games (7-1-1) to pull themselves closer to the pack in the race for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

St. Louis entered Friday seven points behind the Los Angeles Kings...