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Blues slow start a big concern for Hitchcock. “Weren’t ready from the start … troubling.”

February 18, 2015 By Bill Pollock

St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott skates to the bench after giving up three goals to the Dallas Stars in the first period at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on February 17, 2015. Elliott was replaced by Jake Allen.  Photo by BIll Greenblatt/UPI

St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott skates to the bench after giving up three goals to the Dallas Stars in the first period at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on February 17, 2015. Elliott was replaced by Jake Allen. Photo by BIll Greenblatt/UPI

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn scored two goals, and Cody Eakin added a third, 20-seconds after Benn’s second in the first period, ending Brian Elliott’s night just 8:38 into the game as the St. Louis Blues fell behind 3-0 at that point and go onto lose 4-1 Tuesday night at Scottrade Center.

Coach Ken Hitchcock saw lingering effects of the Florida game that left him displeased with the results.

“I think this is a team that wasn’t ready to compete,” Hitchcock said. “Weren’t ready from the start. That wasn’t the problem in Florida [a 2-1 shootout victory on Sunday]. We weren’t ready at the end in Florida … troubling. It would be troubling to not come back and be ready to play, especially … Dallas has had the advantage on us the last two games early in the game and we’ve had to mount comebacks in the games to be competitive. It’s concerning.”

Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves for the win. He had his bid for a second straight shutout end when Patrik Berglund scored with 7:30 remaining.

The Blues (37-16-4, 78 points) are 21-6-2 at home and fell six points behind the first-place Predators in the Central Division.

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