Ryan Reaves

So this is the dreamy, second-round match up that was to titillate the senses? The type of grudge match that was to rekindle all the deep-seeded ill feelings Chicagoans and Detroiters had for each other in the days of the old Norris Division? Or not....

Chris Porter finally was in the right place at the right time. Most people probably thought the 28-year-old Porter would be on the opening-night roster when the Blues started the 2012-13 season. But things never have come easy for Porter in his NHL...

The disappointment level for Blues' fans in the playoffs continues to have no boundaries. After the excitement of a two-game lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series against LA, the Blues bowed out of the postseason Friday...

Dustin Penner's long shot from the left wing with two-tenths of a second remaining in the second period Friday gave the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues, clinching the first-round playoff series for the Kings. The shot...

The disappointment level for Blues' fans in the playoffs continues to have no boundaries. After the excitement of a two-game lead in its best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series against LA, the Blues bowed out of the postseason with a 2-1...

Coach Ken Hitchcock called it their best effort, their best game of the year. The problem is, the Blues lost after delivering that type of quality performance Wednesday. If their best effort wasn't enough to beat the LA Kings, who took Game 5 of their...

Brian Elliott will be back in net for the Blues in Game 6 tonight and, according to his goaltending coach, won't have any lingering effects after giving up the game-winning goal in a 3-2 overtime loss to LA Wednesday. "'Ells' is fine," Blues assistant...

It very difficult to win a Stanley Cup without a great goaltender. The Los Angeles Kings have such a performer. Jonathan Quick led them to the Cup last spring, winning the Conn Smythe trophy in the process. He is starring again in this postseason. And...

The Blues are headed back to Los Angeles on a downbound train, seemingly en route to the same, inescapable fate that has cursed every team draped in The Note since this star-crossed franchise came into existence in 1967-1968. Generations of Blues fans...

The Sports Xchange By Rob Rains, The Sports Xchange Kings 3, Blues 2 (OT) ST. LOUIS -- Turns out the early reports of the demise of the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings might have been a bit premature. Slava Voynov scored eight minutes...

The Sports Xchange By Rob Rains, The Sports Xchange OT goal gives Kings a third straight win ST. LOUIS -- Turns out the reports of the demise of the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings might have been a bit premature. Slava Voynov...

ST. LOUIS -- The Kings tied their playoff series against the St. Louis Blues at two games each after Kings Coach Darryl Sutter switched from using six defensemen and 12 forwards to a seven-defenseman, 11-forward lineup that brought Alec Martinez into...