The St. Louis Blues started their four-game homestand by earning three of a possible six points in games against the Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings.

But Blues coach Jim Montgomery will be seeking improvement Thursday night when his team hosts the streaking Utah Mammoth in another Western Conference matchup.

St. Louis delivered a solid performance during its 3-1 victory over the Stars on Saturday, but was fortunate to earn a point in the 2-1 overtime loss to the Kings on Tuesday night.

Los Angeles controlled the first two periods of that game and outshot the Blues 28-18 overall.

"It's disappointing," Montgomery said. "We don't start on time. We didn't come close to executing the game plan. We're going to have to change things up and do things different. The inten

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