ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The scoreless streak for the Minnesota Wild was pushing 70 minutes when they finally caught a break with a broken St. Louis stick. Joel Eriksson Ek got the game’s first goal a few seconds later, and the entire Wild bench jumped up in elation — with a bit of relief.…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David Perron was quarantined in his basement last year, listening to his kids run around upstairs and watching the St. Louis Blues get swept out of the first round. The 15-year veteran right wing sure showed his appreciation for being back in the playoffs. Perron had a hat trick and…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues were two of the best teams in the NHL down the stretch of the regular season, with these long-running rivals locked in a relentless heavyweight fight for second place in the Central Division. After nudging ahead of the Blues by winning their…
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche met Tuesday morning to figure out what was suddenly ailing one of the top teams in the league. Team leaders had their say. Coaches, too. The message sank in — whatever that exact message may have been. “Top secret,” defenseman Josh Manson cracked. Valeri Nichushkin scored one of Colorado’s…
St. Louis Blues (49-20-11, third in the Central) vs. Colorado Avalanche (55-18-6, first in the Central) Denver; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis comes into a matchup with Colorado as winners of three consecutive games. The Avalanche are 14-6-3 against opponents in the Central. Colorado has scored 298 goals and ranks fourth in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The St. Louis Blues set a franchise record for goals in a period, hanging seven on Nashville in the second period of an 8-3 win over the Predators on Sunday. Calle Rosen, Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou each scored two goals, Nathan Walker and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored, and Jordan Binnington…
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Robert Thomas scored for the third straight game and set up Nathan Walker’s go-ahead goal late in the third period to lead the St. Louis Blues over the Calgary Flames 6-4 on Saturday night. Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists for the Blues. Ryan O’Reilly also scored for St.…
1 of 9St. Louis Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko, center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring against the Philadelphia Flyers during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A trip back to Philadelphia helped fix Blues goalie Jordan Binnington. Playing the skidding Flyers didn’t…
MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield forced overtime with 8.7 seconds left in regulation and then scored the winner in overtime to help the Montreal Canadiens snap a 10-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Paul Byron also scored and Samuel Montembeault stopped 26 shots for the Canadiens, whose…
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and had an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Tuesday night. Tarasenko’s first goal put the Blues up 2-1 in the second period, and his second was an empty-netter that came with about two minutes left in a game that was…