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Detroit (1-2-0) vs. St. Louis (3-0-0)
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
September 27rd, 2011

Detroit picked up another disappointing preseason loss Tuesday, this time against the St. Louis Blues. The Blues are widely regarded to be one of the better teams in the Western Conference and they proved it against the Red Wings.

"We play a slow methodical offense, sometimes it works well and then sometimes the defense can stifle us. Tonight was one of those nights where St. Louis shut our offense down," said coach James Taylor after the game.

St. Louis would be the first team to make it to the scoreboard. N. Nikitin would throw a slapshot into the back of the net after receiving the puck from a faceoff. Later, in the second period B. Jackman would put another slapshot into the back of the net to add onto the differential.

Detroit would try to mount a comeback but sloppy passing and penalties would lead to the Red Wings' demise as they couldn't get many of their offensive possessions rolling.

Detroit will conclude the preseason Thursday against hated rival the Chicago Blackhawks.

Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues
Sep 27, 2012 1 2 3 F DET (1-2-0) 0 0 0 0 STL (3-0-0) 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Ty Conklin, STL 0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%, 24 SA Nikita Nikitin, STL 1 G, 1 PTS, 2 S, +1 Barret Jackman, STL 1 G, 1 PTS, 1 HIT, 1 S, +1	Team Stats Comparison DET STL Shots on Goal 24 19 Hits 10 5 Faceoffs Won-Lost 15-9 9-15 Penalty Minutes 6:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 12:06 2:39
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD STL 7:23; N. Nikitin (1), (T. Hensick) SECOND PERIOD STL 15:58; B. Jackman (1), (V. Sobotka)
Detroit Red Wings - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Howard 19 17 89% 2.01
St. Louis Blues - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA T. Conklin 24 24 100% 0.00