Blues need to run it back if they are serious about gaining ground; Neighbours a game time decision after leaving practice early Wednesday but took part in morning skate; Bolduc will go back in for Texier;

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ST. LOUIS -- Brayden Schenn scored twice for the St. Louis Blues in a 4-1 win against the Calgary Flames at Enterprise Center on Thursday.

The Blues swept a back-to-back against the club directly ahead of them in the standings. Now they try for the elusive third win in a row.

Brayden Schenn scored twice, Jordan Kyrou had his 20th goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set in St. Louis.

It is no secret that the Blues' bottom six could use a boost, and Frederic would give them that. This is because he provides solid secondary scoring when playing at his best while also playing an extremely heavy game. In addition, he can play both down the middle and on the win, so he would give St. Louis plenty of options.

The Vancouver Canucks are sitting in third place in the Wild Card standings, three points back of the Calgary Flames. St. Louis is two points behind the Canucks. And with the Blues mired in a two-game skid after losses to Vegas and Dallas,

Samuel Montembeault will start in goal for the Canadiens when they face the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS).

The St. Louis Blues are expected to place forward Brandon Saad on waivers at 2:00 p.m. EST today. The move comes after the team tried to find him a new home earlier this season.

The St. Louis Blues will be placing veteran winger Brandon Saad on waivers Tuesday, general manager Doug Armstrong announced. Saad, 32, has seven goals and 16 points in 43 games this season and remains signed through next season at a cap hit of $4.

With their season on the line, the Blues are 1-4 in their last five games, and no one seems to have the solution.

Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Montreal, 6 p.m. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. Carolina at New York Rangers, 6 p.m. Colorado at New York Islanders, 6:30 pm.. Washington at Calgary, 8 p.m. Dallas at Vegas, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Seattle, 9 p.m.