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'Tough one to swallow'; Red Wings walloped by Blues

Detroit — If nothing else, the St. Louis Blues were extremely efficient Saturday.

And though the Red Wings felt they deserved a better fate, to an extent, the Blues were that much better in a 6-1 victory.

What kind of game was this?

The Blues had four goals on nine shots through two periods. At that point, the Red Wings had no goals on 21 shots.

“Certainly through the first 40 (minutes), we played as well as we probably have,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “Honestly, the 40 in totality was better than the other night against Winnipeg (in a Red Wings win).