The good feelings from a perfect Blues road trip dissipated on Wednesday night with a 8-3 thumping against the Blackhawks at Enterprise Center.

The eight goals allowed were the most by the Blues at home since an 8-1 loss to Washington last year.

Joel Hofer allowed seven goals while Jordan Binnington yielded one. Jake Neighbours, Dylan Holloway and Tyler Tucker each scored for the Blues.

Lukas Reichel paced the Blackhawks with two goals, while Alex Vlasic and Connor Bedard each had three assists.

The Blues (2-2-0) continue their four-game home stand on Saturday against the Stars.

Hofer’s rough night

Hofer’s difficult evening began early with Ilya Mikheyev’s goal at 3:02 of the first period. Hofer played a puck behind the net and attempted to break it out up the middle with a pass to P

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