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Blues forward Jake Neighbours will be reevaluated in five weeks due to a right leg injury, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. Neighbours was also placed on injured reserve.

Neighbours was injured during Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Red Wings after blocking a shot with his right knee. He finished the game in Detroit but did not play Monday in Pittsburgh.

Somewhere on the emotional spectrum that connects their lofty preseason expectations with their current sobering reality, the Blues find themselves struggling to select the correct mask to wear.

Might they choose rage? Could it be annoyance? Is confusion a suitable answer? Disappointment or despondence, resilience or regret all have their place in 51ºÚÁÏ.

The streak has reached five.

With a 5-2 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday night, the Blues have now lost five straight games for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years. 51ºÚÁÏ has not won since beating the Stars on Oct. 18, and have been outscored in its five losses 26-14.

Read the full transcript of our weekly Blues chat.

Matthew DeFranks: Good afternoon. The Blues have lost five in a row. They are 3-6-1, on pace for 57 points. Let's get to your quetions.

The Blues lost again Tuesday, falling 5-2 to Detroit for their fifth straight defeat. They've been outscored 26-14 in the skid.

Here's what head coach Jim Montgomery, Brayden Schenn and Cam Fowler had to say about what needs to change to turn things around.

The Blues’ woes continued Monday night with a 6-3 loss in Pittsburgh as 51ºÚÁÏ dropped its fourth straight game.

Bryan Rust (two goals, one assist), Sidney Crosby (one goal, two assists) and Erik Karlsson (three assists) each had three-point nights for the Penguins. Nick Bjugstad paced the Blues with a goal and an assist, as Jordan Kyrou and Mathieu Joseph also scored.

PITTSBURGH — A fan is in critical condition after falling Monday from the 200 level of PPG Paints Arena during the Penguins' game against the 51ºÚÁÏ Blues.

The incident happened after the Penguins scored their second goal 55 seconds into the first period of their 6-3 victory.

In October, the panic can set in quickly. There’s no cushion in the standings to fall back on. The goodwill built the previous season faded across a long summer. Every loss is a failure; every win, an expectation.

That’s how it’s felt for the Blues this season, as they carried a 3-4-1 record into Monday night’s game in Pittsburgh. That’s how it particularly felt for the Blues after they coughed up a four-goal lead in a 6-4 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday.