SAN JOSE, Calif. • The Blues had all three of their goalies on the ice for Monday's practice, and head coach Ken Hitchcock admitted that he couldn't tell two of them apart.

Lately, that hasn't been too difficult. Marty Brodeur and Jake Allen have been playing at opposite ends of the ice, while Brian Elliott, who is out with a sprained right knee, has stood off to the side on his own.

But on Monday, Elliott jumped into a few of the drills, splitting time in one of the nets with Allen and taking on as much work as he has since his injury Nov. 25.

"I know this might sound dumb, but I couldn't tell the difference between him and Jake when we're running drills ... they both looked the same to me," Hitchcock said. "I had to ask the question at the end of practice: 'Was (Elliott) in the net for the (small-ice drill)?' Marty you can distinguish him, but I was shocked that Brian was in the net for the 2-on-2 thing."

Elliott, who is still listed as week to week, said that he's ramped up his last two on-ice workouts.