Three takeaways from the Blues’ back-to-back weekend losses

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The St. Louis Blues played back-to-back games against two of the best teams, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Edmonton Oilers, this past weekend.

The Blues didn’t play some of the most inspired hockey, but they had some things to be happy with. Here are three takeaways from the Blues’ back-to-back games.

Tarasenko achieved an almost forgotten statistic.

When the Blues took on the Hurricanes on Saturday, they lost 3-2, but it wasn’t much of a tough loss. The Blues’ defense has been subpar as of late, but it looked okay on Saturday night. Blues goaltender Joel Hofer started, and ended his night with 21 saves on 24 shots. The Blues could’ve easily trailed by 5+ goals…