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Resurgent Blues bid to take down ascending Flyers
The St. Louis Blues will go for their third straight victory under new head coach Jim Montgomery when the Philadelphia Flyers visit on Saturday night.,Since Montgomery replaced the fired Drew Bannister last weekend, the Blues have responded with two wins by a combined margin of 8-2. They blanked the...
Jordan Binnington blanks Devils, sets mark for Blues goalie wins
Jordan Binnington made 31 saves and became the St. Louis Blues' all-time victories leader during a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.,Binnington earned his 152nd victory to pass Mike Liut for the franchise lead. He earned his first shutout of the season and the 16th o...
After strong first game under new coach, Blues meet red-hot Devils
Jim Montgomery made an immediate impact with the St. Louis Blues after replacing Drew Bannister as head coach, earning a 5-2 road victory over the New York Rangers in his debut.,"It felt like something," Blues captain Brayden Schenn said. "It felt like we were having fun out there. That's the main p...
Blues pull away from slumping Rangers in third period
Brayden Schenn scored the tiebreaking goal on a early in the third period as the visiting St. Louis Blues pulled away for a 5-2 victory over the slumping New York Rangers on Monday night.,The Blues earned the win a day after firing coach Drew Bannister and replacing him with Jim Montgomery. The Bost...
Rangers seek stronger start while Blues bring in 'top NHL coach'
First periods are not going well for the New York Rangers, especially in their past two games in Western Canada.,The Rangers allowed a combined 41 shots on goal in the opening periods of the final two games of a four-game trip. They will attempt to produce an improved start and avoid their first thr...
Blues hire Jim Montgomery as coach, fire Drew Bannister
The St. Louis Blues hired Jim Montgomery as their head coach on Sunday and fired bench boss Drew Bannister.,Montgomery signed a five-year contract with the Blues just five days after being fired as the head coach of the Boston Bruins after two-plus seasons. ,A Jack Adams Award winner as NHL coach of...
Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson lead Islanders past Blues
Kyle Palmieri scored twice Saturday night as the New York Islanders finally preserved a third-period lead in defeating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Palmieri scored late in the first and even later in the third on an empty-netter for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game losing streak (0...
Islanders battle Blues, aim to solve third-period struggles
The St. Louis Blues figured out a way Thursday night to recover from some familiar third-period doldrums. The New York Islanders are growing increasingly frustrated with their inability to do the same thing.,The Islanders strive to snap a discouraging skid as the visiting Blues aim to build a winnin...
Jordan Binnington ties Blues' wins record in shootout vs. Sharks
Jordan Binnington made 22 saves through regulation and overtime, then stopped all three shootout attempts for his 151st career victory as the St. Louis Blues earned a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Binnington tied Mike Luit atop the Blues' all-time victories list among go...
Blues bid to halt slump in encounter vs. Sharks
St. Louis Blues top center Robert Thomas returned Tuesday after missing four weeks because of a broken ankle.,Thomas quarterbacked the team's top power-play unit, earned an assist and played more than 23 minutes in St. Louis' 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild. ,Losers of six of their last seven games (...
Kirill Kaprizov nets pair as Wild defeat Blues
Kirill Kaprizov scored twice as the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Tuesday night,Ryan Hartman and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild, who are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. Filip Gustavsson earned the victory with 22 saves.,Scott Perunovich and Jake Neighbours scored for ...
Blues hope for better results at home when they welcome Wild
No. 1 St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas has been inching closer to a return from his broken ankle.,He traveled with the Blues on their 1-1-1 road swing through Buffalo, Boston and Carolina and continued skating. Without him and a trio of injured defensemen, the Blues have been trying to stave off...
Martin Necas has four-point night to propel Hurricanes past Blues
Martin Necas scored two goals and earned two assists to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the St. Louis Blues 4-1 Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Necas extended his point streak to 13 games. He has 10 goals and 17 assists during that span.,Eric Robinson had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes, who hav...
Hot Hurricanes face Blues, aim to extend home dominance
The Carolina Hurricanes would like to reaffirm their home-ice advantage before they head back onto the road for a three-game trip.,The Hurricanes will bring a 6-1-0 record at Lenovo Center into their game with the St. Louis Blues on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes have won 10 of their last 12...
Blues avenge loss to Bruins with OT victory
Brayden Schenn scored with 2:07 remaining in overtime as the visiting St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday.,Colton Parayko dished a pass to Schenn in transition, who buried a wrist shot past Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo for the winning goal.,Radek Faksa registered a goal and ...
Bruins open homestand vs. Blues, look for consistency
Four days after riding a memorable third-period comeback to victory in St. Louis, the Boston Bruins begin a three-game homestand Saturday with a rematch against the Blues.,The Bruins could not carry over the momentum of their 3-2 win versus the Blues on Tuesday. They became the second straight team ...
After being 'humbled,' Sabres aim to rebound vs. ailing Blues
After a 1-4-1 start this season, the Buffalo Sabres won six of nine games to climb back to .500 and regain confidence.,Then they took a 7-5 fall at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday afternoon, snapping a three-game winning streak. ,The Sabres will try to get back on track Thursday night ...
Bruins come from 2 goals down to edge Blues
David Pastrnak scored the game-winning goal after an earlier assist as the visiting Boston Bruins rallied past the St. Louis Blues 3-2 Tuesday night.,Charlie McAvoy also had a goal and an assist and Morgan Geekie added a goal for the Bruins, who erased a 2-0 deficit in the third period to improve to...
Uneven Bruins, Blues try to solve issues on power play, offense
Boston Bruins coach Jim Montgomery is searching for reasons for his team's lackluster 7-7-2 start.,"We'll look at what we're doing sports science-wise, but we'll come up with answers," Montgomery said. "Right now, I don't have an answer for you.",The exploration will continue when the Bruins visit t...
Alex Ovechkin edges closer to all-time goals lead as Caps rout Blues
Alex Ovechkin scored twice to add to his historic goal total and power the visiting Washington Capitals past the St. Louis Blues 8-1 Saturday.,In his 20-year career, Ovechkin has 863 goals, leaving him 32 away from passing Wayne Gretzky for No. 1 on the NHL's all-time list.,Connor McMichael also sco...