Blues snap 7-game skid with 2-1 win over Red Wings

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    St. Louis coach Mike Yeo turned to desperate measures to try and snap his team out of its roughest stretch of the season.

    Yeo decided that the fourth line would start the game Wednesday against the Detroit Red Wings.

    He told the players about his unorthodox choice minutes before they took the ice.

    "It got a chuckle out of the guys," said Scottie Upshall, a member of the trio.

    The bold move paid dividends as Upshall scored a second-period goal and Carter Hutton made 35 saves to help the Blues snap a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory.

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