The Blues swept a back-to-back against the club directly ahead of them in the standings. Now they try for the elusive third win in a row.
Faksa redirected in a Tyler Tucker right point shot from the slot at 11:11 of the third to give the Blues a 2-1 lead. “It’s nice to contribute, especially in a big game like t
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Blues need to run it back if they are serious about gaining ground; Neighbours a game time decision after leaving practice early Wednesday but took part in morning skate; Bolduc will go back in for Texier;
On Thursday night, for the second time in three days, the Calgary Flames faced the St. Louis Blues on the road. For the second time in three days, they were held to just a single goal and just couldn’t muster enough offence to overcome their mistakes.
The Calgary Flames were unable to exact revenge on the St. Louis Blues. After falling to the Blues by a 2-1 final on Tuesday night, they dropped last night’s rematch by a 4-1 final.
The Blues completed a two-game sweep of the Flames with a 4-1 win on Thursday, taking all four points from a Calgary team in a series key to playoff hopes.
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Calgary Flames square off in Western Conference action. St. Louis is 21-20-4 overall and 10-10-1 in home games. The Blues have an 18-4-1 record when scoring at least three goals.
The Blues outshot the Flames 15-7 in the first period and had a 14-4 edge at one point. St. Louis captain Brayden Schenn opened the scoring at 4:55 after a turnover behind the Calgary net, taking a pass from Dylan Holloway and roofing a shot high farside from one knee.
Another chance at a three-game winning streak, another wasted opportunity; first period was terrible, led by Blues' top line, which was owned by Utah's top line (again); team did nothing with three th
Blues need to keep pedal down, looking for elusive third straight win; defensemen providing offense; same skaters to play from Thursday, Binnington in goal