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Blues focus on net-front play as Blackhawks arrive
The St. Louis Blues will try to tighten up their defensive-zone coverage on Friday night when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.,The Blues endured a 7-2 beating from the host Nashville Predators on Thursday night, and then they faced a quick turnaround to travel and face the Blackhawks.,St. Louis has...

Steven Stamkos scores 4 to help Predators rout Blues
Steven Stamkos scored four goals to lead the Nashville Predators past the St. Louis Blues 7-2 Thursday night.,Ryan O'Reilly, Filip Forsberg and Michael Bunting also scored for the Predators, who won for the sixth time in eight games.,Luke Evangelista earned three assists for Nashville, while Fedor S...

Predators aim to keep climb going vs. shorthanded Blues
After staggering to a 6-12-4 start, the Nashville Predators have worked their way back toward the Western Conference playoff race. They finally gained confidence while winning five of their last seven games.,"Hopefully we can develop a little bit of consistency," Predators coach Andrew Brunette said...

Mark Kastelic, Fraser Minten boost Bruins past Blues
Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten scored two goals each as the visiting Boston Bruins rolled the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday.,Pavel Zacha also tallied for the Bruins, who won their third straight game -- and their second game against St. Louis in six days.,David Pastrnak earned two assists for Bost...

Morgan Geekie on hot scoring run as Bruins prep for Blues rematch
The St. Louis Blues don't need a reminder to keep track of Boston Bruins winger Morgan Geekie Tuesday night.,When the teams played Dec. 4 in Boston, Geekie scored a goal and earned two assists as the Bruins rolled to a 5-2 victory. His scoring ability will be top of mind for the Blues when they host...

Brayden Schenn, Dylan Holloway tally 3 points each as Blues beat Canadiens
Brayden Schenn scored two goals and earned an assist to lead the visiting St. Louis Blues past the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Sunday night.,Dylan Holloway had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who won back-to-back games over the weekend.,Pavel Buchnevich also scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binning...

Canadiens, Blues upbeat after latest outings
The Montreal Canadiens scored an emotional 2-1 road victory Saturday night. The St. Louis Blues did the same.,So both teams should be riding a high when they meet in Montreal on Sunday night.,The Canadiens prevailed over the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in a shootout Saturday to earn their fifth victory ...

Jake Neighbours, Joel Hofer star in Blues' win vs. Senators
Jake Neighbours scored twice as the visiting St. Louis Blues held off the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Saturday night.,Joel Hofer made 41 saves and the Blues killed off six penalties while snapping a two-game losing streak.,Blues winger Jordan Kyrou suffered a left leg injury in the first period and did n...

Blues F Jordan Kyrou (leg) makes early exit vs. Senators
St. Louis Blues winger Jordan Kyrou was knocked out of Saturday's game against the host Ottawa Senators with an apparent left leg injury after a collision along the boards early in the first period.,Kyrou was playing the puck and was hit by Senators forward Stephen Halliday just 2:52 into the game. ...

Blues begin weekend trip in Ottawa hoping to prevent further slide
The Ottawa Senators have lost three of their last four games, but they saw progress Thursday night while falling to the New York Rangers 4-2.,They will try to translate their late push in that game into a victory Saturday night when they host the St. Louis Blues.,The Senators felt they deserved bett...

Pavel Zacha tallies twice, Bruins race away from Blues
Pavel Zacha's back-to-back tallies capped a three-goal flurry in the second period of the Boston Bruins' 5-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.,Six Bruins registered multiple points as Morgan Geekie had a goal and two assists, Viktor Arvidsson and Alex Steeves each notched a go...

Bruised Blues, Bruins battle as Jim Montgomery returns to Boston
Just over one year has passed since Jim Montgomery was fired as the Boston Bruins' head coach and found a new start with the St. Louis Blues.,With the Blues' current form (9-11-7) looking similar to the up-and-down start (8-9-3) that ended his time with the Bruins last November, Montgomery's current...

Blues F Nathan Walker sidelined at least eight weeks
St. Louis Blues forward Nathan Walker was placed on injured reserve and will miss at least the next eight weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Tuesday.,Walker was injured during St. Louis' 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.,Walker's injury came hours after the Blues announced fo...

Ducks cruise to easy win over struggling Blues
Fill-in goaltender Ville Husso made 22 saves as the visiting Anaheim Ducks defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-1 Monday night.,Husso, a former Blues netminder, was pressed into the lead role for Anaheim with Lukas Dostal and Petr Mrazek sidelined by injuries.,Pavel Mintyukov and Leo Carlsson each had a g...

Blues F Jimmy Snuggerud (wrist) out at least 6 weeks
St. Louis Blues forward Jimmy Snuggerud is expected to miss up to six weeks to have surgery on his left wrist, the team announced on Monday.,The Blues also said forward Alexey Toropchenko is week-to-week after he sustained scalding burns to his legs during an accident at home.,On Monday, St. Louis r...

Blues playing with better commitment while Ducks have question in net
The St. Louis Blues looked more like their old selves while winning back-to-back games at home.,They held off the Ottawa Senators 4-3 Friday, then edged the Utah Mammoth 1-0 the next night. The Blues will try to continue their resurgence on Monday night when they host the Anaheim Ducks.,The Blues ca...

Blues' Joel Hofer shuts out Mammoth in defensive battle
Joel Hofer made 18 saves for his fourth career shutout as the St. Louis Blues blanked the visiting Utah Mammoth 1-0 on Saturday night.,Dylan Holloway scored for the Blues, who won consecutive games for the first time since Oct. 11-13.,Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves for the Mammoth, who lost key forwar...

Mammoth F Logan Cooley injured in loss to Blues
Utah Mammoth center Logan Cooley had to be helped off the ice with a lower-body injury after his knee-on-knee collision with St. Louis forward Alexey Toropchenko in the host Blues' 1-0 victory on Saturday night.,Toropchenko was assessed penalty for kneeing and game misconduct at the 6:17 mark of the...

Blues bid to build momentum in meeting vs. Mammoth
The St. Louis Blues will try to capitalize on what amounts to a breakthrough when they host the Utah Mammoth on Saturday.,The Blues have been struggling to score 5-on-5 goals, hold leads and close out victories after opponents pull their goaltender for an extra attacker.,They checked all three of th...

Matthew Kessel’s late goal lifts Blues past Senators
Matthew Kessel scored the decisive goal as the St. Louis Blues held off the visiting Ottawa Senators 4-3 Friday afternoon.,Oskar Sundqvist, Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich also scored for the Blues, who have earned a point in five of their last six games (2-1-3).,Jordan Binnington made 25 saves an...