ST. LOUIS — The Blues were nearly shut out for the third time this season in a 4-1 loss to the Panthers on Saturday night.

Dylan Holloway's power-play goal with 2:06 remaining in the third period saved the Blues from another shutout, but it remained the seventh time in the first 20 games that the Blues have scored one goal or fewer. In the last six games, the Blues have averaged 1.83 goals per game.

Brady Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart each had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, while Dmitri Kulikov and Anton Lundell also scored for Florida. Blues goaltender Joel Hofer could not follow up Thursday's shutout in Utah with a repeat performance, allowing four goals on 28 shots.

The Blues (9-9-2) are now 0-4-0 this season with a chance to win three straight games.

No offense but ...

The Blues continued to struggle on the offensive side of the puck following Thursday's 1-0 shootout win in Utah. Entering Saturday, the last time the Blues scored during play was Jimmy Snuggerud's third-period goal on Tuesday against the Red Wings.

Holloway's goal snapped a scoreless streak during play of 126:56.

During the first period, the Blues managed just two shots on goal, and none before the Panthers had already opened up a 2-0 lead. By the time Snuggerud put a shot into Jacob Markstrom's glove at 7:05 of the first period, Tkachuk and Dmitri Kulikov had already scored for Florida. The Panthers outshot the Blues 10-2 in the first period.

The two shots on goal for the Blues were tied for the second-fewest in any period this season for St. Louis.

Tkachuk scored on the power play 5:12 into the game, finishing a 3 on 2 rush up ice after Colton Parayko's bid at the other end went wide of the net. Tkachuk's goal slipped through Hofer for his 11th goal of the season.

Before Tkachuk's goal, the Blues were able to kill 38 seconds of a 5 on 3, but were unable to emerge unscathed from Cam Fowler's high-sticking minor.

Less than 90 seconds later, the Panthers doubled their lead when Kulikov's point shot was deflected by Parayko's stick in the slot and split Hofer's legs. It was just the third time this season that the Blues entered first intermission down multiple goals.

The gap widens

Lundell scored 3:28 into the second period to make it 3-0, capitalizing on a ferocious forecheck that forced the Blues into multiple turnovers on the same shift. Parayko, Thomas and Snuggerud were all victims, with Snuggerud's neutral zone turnover turning into Lundell's goal on a Tkachuk rebound.

The Panthers pushed the lead to four goals when Reinhart danced around Parayko in the slot following Pius Suter's turnover at the St. Louis blue line. Reinhart deked around Parayko before beating Hofer for his 12th goal of the season.

A Tkachuk start

Brady Tkachuk's goal about five minutes into the game continued a celebration of the Tkachuk family on Saturday night. Before the game, Keith Tkachuk was honored for his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame by participating in the ceremonial puck drop with sons Matthew and Brady, plus Blues captain Robert Thomas.

Matthew picked up the secondary assist on the play, the 17th time this season that both brothers have had a point on the same goal.

It was the first time in their NHL careers that Brady and Matthew played together in their hometown of St. Louis.

— Blues defenseman Philip Broberg left the bench about midway through the third period. In the final minute of the second period, he was hit in the back of the legs with a shot from Dylan Holloway.

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