St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott keeps his eye on the action as Nashville Predators Gabriel Bourque crashes into the net during the third period at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on March 27, 2012. St. Louis defeated Nashville 3-0. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott keeps his eye on the action as Nashville Predators Gabriel Bourque crashes into the net during a game at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on March 27, 2012. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The St. Louis Blues opened up practice on Sunday in front of 5,500 fans at Scottrade Center as the reception as been warm for players across the NHL as most teams started practicing.  The Blues have one week to get ready for a maddening 48-game regular season that will see the Blues average 3.5 games from starting this Saturday and running all the way through the end of April.

The Blues will open the season against Central Division rival Detroit on Saturday at 7 p.m., and play seven of their first twelve games at home.  The Blues also catch a break at the end of the season when they team plays seven of their final eight at home which could be a huge advantage as teams scramble down the stretch of the season for playoff positioning. 

The Blues play the Red Wings four times in the first 13 games, with another home game against Detroit on Friday, Feb. 1. The Blues face the Stanley Cup Champion L.A. Kings, who eliminated the Blues in last year’s playoffs on Monday, Feb. 11 and again on Thursday, March 28. 

The Blues will only play teams from the Western Conference and face division rival Chicago three times in St. Louis, twice in April. 

The 2013 Regular Season Schedule

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Sat Jan 19, 2013 Red Wings Blues 7:00 PM    
Mon Jan 21, 2013 Blues Predators 5:00 PM    
Tue Jan 22, 2013 Blues Blackhawks 7:30 PM    
Thu Jan 24, 2013 Predators Blues 7:00 PM    
Sat Jan 26, 2013 Blues Stars 7:00 PM    
Sun Jan 27, 2013 Wild Blues 5:00 PM    
Thu Jan 31, 2013 Blues Blue Jackets 6:00 PM    

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Fri Feb 1, 2013 Blues Red Wings 6:30 PM    
Tue Feb 5, 2013 Predators Blues 7:00 PM    
Thu Feb 7, 2013 Red Wings Blues 7:00 PM    
Sat Feb 9, 2013 Ducks Blues 7:00 PM    
Mon Feb 11, 2013 Kings Blues 8:00 PM    
Wed Feb 13, 2013 Blues Red Wings 6:30 PM    
Fri Feb 15, 2013 Blues Flames 8:00 PM    
Sun Feb 17, 2013 Blues Canucks 8:00 PM    
Tue Feb 19, 2013 Sharks Blues 7:00 PM    
Wed Feb 20, 2013 Blues Avalanche 9:00 PM    
Sat Feb 23, 2013 Blue Jackets Blues 7:00 PM    
Thu Feb 28, 2013 Blackhawks Blues 7:00 PM    

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Fri Mar 1, 2013 Oilers Blues 7:00 PM    
Sun Mar 3, 2013 Blues Stars 2:00 PM    
Tue Mar 5, 2013 Blues Kings 9:30 PM    
Thu Mar 7, 2013 Blues Coyotes 8:00 PM    
Sat Mar 9, 2013 Blues Sharks 3:00 PM    
Sun Mar 10, 2013 Blues Ducks 7:00 PM    
Tue Mar 12, 2013 Sharks Blues 7:00 PM    
Thu Mar 14, 2013 Coyotes Blues 7:00 PM    
Sat Mar 16, 2013 Ducks Blues 7:00 PM    
Tue Mar 19, 2013 Blues Canucks 9:00 PM    
Sat Mar 23, 2013 Blues Oilers 9:00 PM    
Sun Mar 24, 2013 Blues Flames 7:00 PM    
Tue Mar 26, 2013 Oilers Blues 7:00 PM    
Thu Mar 28, 2013 Kings Blues 7:00 PM    

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Mon Apr 1, 2013 Blues Wild 7:00 PM    
Thu Apr 4, 2013 Blues Blackhawks 7:30 PM    
Fri Apr 5, 2013 Blue Jackets Blues 7:00 PM    
Sun Apr 7, 2013 Blues Red Wings 11:30 AM    
Tue Apr 9, 2013 Blues Predators 7:00 PM    
Thu Apr 11, 2013 Blues Wild 7:00 PM    
Fri Apr 12, 2013 Blues Blue Jackets 6:00 PM    
Sun Apr 14, 2013 Blackhawks Blues 11:30 AM    
Tue Apr 16, 2013 Canucks Blues 7:00 PM    
Thu Apr 18, 2013 Coyotes Blues 7:00 PM    
Fri Apr 19, 2013 Stars Blues 7:00 PM    
Sun Apr 21, 2013 Blues Avalanche 4:30 PM    
Tue Apr 23, 2013 Avalanche Blues 7:00 PM    
Thu Apr 25, 2013 Flames Blues 7:00 PM    
Sat Apr 27, 2013 Blackhawks Blues 7:00 PM