ST. LOUIS -- Coach Ken Hitchcock and the St. Louis Blues are happy to be back home after a tough road trip.The Blues saw their four-game trip end with a thud on Tuesday night as they gave up four goals in the third period, part of a string of six unanswered goals, in a 6-3 loss at Nashville in a game they once led 3-0.The loss capped a 1/3 trip for the Blues which dropped their road record this season to 4-9-1. Only three teams in the NHL have fewer wins away from home.Hitchcock was upset not only about the latest loss but about defeats earlier in the trip against the Islanders and Wild. The Blues were tied 2-2 after the second period against the Islanders before losing 3-2; they trailed the Wild by a goal, 2-1, going to the third period but lost 3-1.We had a 3-2 lead going to the third period, and we had the game taken from us, Hitchcock said following Tuesday nights loss. Thats three games where the games been taken from us in the third period. Same thing in New York, same thing in Minnesota.Said defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, Its always tough being at the end of a road trip. But we cant use that as an excuse. Its a night where we needed everyone to chip in. We cant use that as an excuse.The Blues only win on the trip was a 3-1 victory at New Jersey, their opponent on Thursday night when they play the first of three consecutive games at home, where they are 12-1-3 so far this season.The Devils have lost their last three games by a combined score of 14-3 against the Canadiens, Blues and Rangers. They have not played since they were shut out 5-0 by the Rangers on Sunday.Center Travis Zajac told the Newark Star-Ledger that the biggest reason for the teams recent struggles is easy to identify.Its not a talent thing or anything like that. Its work ethic, Zajac told the newspaper. We can bring that consistently through the lineup, four lines and six (defenseman). When you dont have it, were pretty easy to play against.Its still going to be on the leaders. We have to do a better job of pushing everyone in the same direction and showing up and giving our best game. Its about consistency, and the good teams that have it are winning games.Zajac hopes to see that in the game against the Blues, knowing the team needs to find some way to turn around a stretch which has seen them win only two of their last nine games. They have won only once in regulation since Nov. 12.Theres no easy way to win games, he said. Theres no magic formula or structure or anything like that. It always comes down to compete and work ethic. If you dont have that, you dont give yourself a chance. Luka Doncic Jersey . LOUIS -- St. Custom Dallas Mavericks Jerseys . 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DURHAM, N.C. -- The Blue Devils and Cavaliers both pulled off impressive victories last week. So which team has more momentum now?Duke and Virginia meet Saturday in a deceptively important game that could put the loser into a substantial hole in the Coastal Division standings.Virginia (1-3, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has struggled in Bronco Mendenhalls first season, but is coming off a 49-35 win over Central Michigan as a slight home underdog to a Mid-American Conference school.We certainly have not arrived, Mendenhall said.Duke (2-2, 0-1) pulled off what counts as a stunner : The Blue Devils were 20-point underdogs at Notre Dame but rallied for a last-minute 38-35 victory.And now that theyre back to being the favorites -- Duke is favored by 3+ points -- they cant afford complacency.I think there is some truth when people say at times, success is harder to handle than adversity, coach David Cutcliffe said.Some things to know about the Virginia-Duke game:EDWARDS HURT: Dukes victory came at a pretty big cost: Kick returner and safety DeVon Edwards college career ended when he tore ligaments in his left knee on a kickoff. Edwards, a redshirt senior who returned six kickoffs for touchdowns during his career, will be replaced in that role by RBs Shaun Wilson -- who brought a kickoff back 96 yards for a key touchdown against Notre Dame -- and Joseph Ajeigbe. Alonzo Saxton II figures to fill his spot in the secondary.DUNCANT: Duke will be without leading rusher Jela Duncan, whos out with a leg injury. Wilson will replace him in the starting lineeup with Ajeigbe backing him up.dddddddddddd Duncan ranks eighth in the ACC in rushing at 78.5 yards per game.INJURED CAVALIERS: Virginias secondary took a hit, too, with cornerback Tim Harris having season-ending shoulder surgery and Juan Thornhill suffering an undisclosed injury during the Central Michigan game. Thornhill, though, is listed as probable at one cornerback spot this week but the other is a question mark after sophomore Myles Robinson is ruled out with a lower extremity injury.WELCOME BACKVirginia QB Kurt Benkert will finally take a snap in the state of North Carolina. Benkert was supposed to be East Carolinas starter last season but suffered a season-ending knee injury in August and transferred to Virginia after coach Ruffin McNeill was fired. Benkert set the school record with 421 yards passing in the win over Central Michigan. McNeill, meanwhile, also is at UVa as an assistant head coach and defensive line coach.THE SERIESThe Cavaliers have been the one team that Duke has dominated since Cutcliffes arrival in 2008. The Blue Devils have won six of eight in that span, but Virginia won 42-34 last year.GETTING PRESSUREDuke has 17 sacks in four games, with DT A.J. Wolf recording a team-best four. The Blue Devils had 17 sacks in all of 2015. 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