In 10th straight loss, Blues lose Lalime to ACL injury

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former St. Louis Blues player Mike Sillinger helped the Nashville Predators remain perfect against the reeling Blues on Saturday night.

Sillinger, who was traded by the Blues on Jan. 29, put a rebound past goalie Patrick Lalime's stick early into the third period to tie the game, and Martin Erat scored the game-winner about 2 1/2 minutes later in a 2-1 victory.

The Blues suffered their 10th straight loss.

Lalime left the game with 9 minutes remaining in the game after colliding with Nashville's Scott Hartnell. The Blues announced that Lalime sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and is done for the season.

The Blues recalled goalie Chris Beckford-Tseu from Peoria, Ill., of the AHL on Sunday.

"Hartnell falls on him; no one pushed him," Blues coach Mike Kitchen said. "That's contact, period. It's a penalty. You can't have that."