The St. Louis Blues are struggling this year, and Jim Montgomery did not mince words about the defense in his latest press conference.

The Blues are on a five-game losing streak, and the only solution, according to many fans, is changing out the core group of players.

NHL Draft will make season debut Thursday against Canucks, play center, get power-play time for slumping squad that's in 0-4-1 skid

The Detroit Red Wings visit the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 8:15 p.m. ET. The game will air on ESPN+. Detroit claimed a 6-4 home victory over the St. Louis Blues its last time out on Oct. 25.

Alex DeBrincat (one goal, two assists) and Lucas Raymond (two assists) also registered multi-point efforts for Detroit (7-3-0; 14 points), which was coming off a 6-4 victory over St. Louis (3-6-1; 7 points) at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday night.

The Vancouver Canucks injury list continues to grow. According to Patrick Johnston of The Province, neither Quinn Hughes nor Conor Garland will travel with the team to St. Louis on Wednesday. Johnston, who spoke with GM Patrik Allvin, also reported that there is a chance Hughes could join the team later during the three-game road trip.

Canucks forward Conor Garland exited Tuesday's 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers with an unspecified issue. He joined an injured list that also includes Filip Chytil, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Teddy Blueger, Victor Mancini, Derek Forbort and Nils Hoglander in addition to Hughes.

After a quick, three-game homestand, the Vancouver Canucks hit the road and will play three road games through the Central Division, beginning with a Thursday night matchup against the St. Louis Blues.

The struggling Blue will not have Jake Neighbours for some time, as the forward deals with a lower-body injury.