Patrik Berglund scored his second goal of the game 51 seconds into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 victory against the Anaheim Ducks. It's the first win at Honda Center for the Blues since Oct. 17, 2009. St. Louis was 0-9-1 in its previous 10 visits to Anaheim. Jaden Schwartz carried the puck into the right circle, spun and fed a pass across the slot. Berglund escaped Ryan Getzlaf and deflected the puck past goaltender John Gibson for the win. It was Berglund's second two-goal game of the season. The Blues (23-16-5) won for the second time in as many nights. Backup goaltender Carter Hutton, who shut out the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, made 23 saves. Rickard Rakell scored his 18th goal in 35 games and Gibson made 23 saves for the Ducks (24-13-9), who are 1-8 in overtime. Anaheim failed to capitalize on what the Ducks felt were high-quality chances. But they have points in 11 of their past 12 games and said there were elements of this game they can build on. Berglund made it 1-0 at 11:03 of the second period when he beat Gibson with a sharp-angled backhand. Rakell tied it 1-1 at 5:11 of the third period when he swept a rebound past Hutton.
* Vladimir Tarasenko nearly gave the Blues a 2-0 lead early in the third period when a 2-on-1 developed and Korbinian Holzer fell to the ice trying to get a stick on the puck. But Gibson stopped Tarasenko's backhand attempt on the doorstep.
* It was a physical game that featured several big hits, but Josh Manson had more than anyone else with 10.
* Rakell played in his 200th NHL game. … The Blues were 5-11-1 on the road before winning in San Jose and Anaheim. St. Louis is 1-12-2 at Anaheim during the past 10 years.
"I think [Schwartz] made a great decision to leave the zone and regroup and get some speed going. Great play by him. I just kind of went straight towards the net."
"That's the right way to play. Now we're competing and working for each other. We're tracking back hard to help out the [defense]. We're competing way harder. In this league you have to compete really hard to win and good results happen when you do. It'll be great to go home with the points from this trip." Berglund said.
"That's the right way to play. Now we're competing and working for each other. We're tracking back hard to help out the [defense]. We're competing way harder. In this league you have to compete really hard to win and good results happen when you do. It'll be great to go home with the points from this trip." Berglund said.
"I felt good. Since after Christmas, I've been seeing the puck well. I've been working on battling and competing to find pucks while staying on my feet as long as possible. I work hard when I'm not playing. I visualize pucks and work on my tracking." Hutton said.
Ottawa Senators @ Blues 6-4 - Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Mark Stone scored twice, including a tie-breaking goal early in the third period, to help the Ottawa Senators to a 6-4 win against the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center. The Blues overcame a two-goal deficit and tied it 3-3 when Alexander Steen scored 1:35 into the third, but a Jaden Schwartz turnover enabled the Senators to regain the lead on Stone's goal one minute later when his shot from the slot got past goalie Carter Hutton. The Blues had a chance, according to coach Ken Hitchcock to clear the puck out of their zone three times, but Schwartz's turnover proved costly. Mike Hoffman scored twice, Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist and Bobby Ryan scored for the Senators (23-15-4), who opened a three-game road trip. Mike Condon made 19 saves. Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk each scored a goal and assist, and Paul Stastny and Patrik Berglund scored for St. Louis (23-17-5). Hutton made 18 saves. The Senators took a 1-0 lead on Pageau's goal at 3:03 of the first period, the seventh straight home game in which the Blues have allowed the first goal.
St. Louis tied it when Stastny redirected Jay Bouwmeester's shot past Condon four seconds after a Blues power play at 9:34 of the first period. Hoffman's power-play goal at 13:26 gave the Senators a 2-1 lead, and Ryan made it 3-1 at 14:51. Shattenkirk scored with 45.6 seconds left in the second period to make it 3-2. Hoffman's second of the game at 13:53 of the third made it 5-3.
Berglund scored with 47.6 seconds left to make it 6-4.
* Hoffman's second goal put the game away for the Senators and came off a slick behind-the-net pass to the high slot from Pageau and a quick one-time snap shot from Hoffman.
"The fourth goal was a killer; it was a killer. Had puck support there, left it, didn't clear it, had it on our stick three times. Forwards left the winger, turn it over and that's the game." Hitchcock said.
"We have the momentum and it's just a tough game because I think when we look back on it and we wake up tomorrow, we're going to feel like we had it. We played a pretty good game, and again just some mistakes that bite us." Shattenkirk said.
Berglund scored with 47.6 seconds left to make it 6-4.
* Condon made a crucial save against Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko from the left circle with 2:30 remaining in the second period to preserve the Senators' 3-1 lead.
* The Blues' third goal came as a result of patience by Shattenkirk, who recognized Steen was coming on the ice from the penalty box before patiently finding him in the slot to help make it 3-3.
* Senators center Kyle Turris played 18:08, had three shots, blocked two and won 12 of 19 faceoffs. He also had two assists.
* Ryan has 32 points (18 goals, 14 assists) in 25 games against St. Louis. … Pageau has four goals in four games against the Blues. ... Berglund, who played in his 600th NHL regular-season game, has 10 goals in 15 games after starting the season with one in 30. ... Stastny has four goals and three assists the past seven games.
"We have the momentum and it's just a tough game because I think when we look back on it and we wake up tomorrow, we're going to feel like we had it. We played a pretty good game, and again just some mistakes that bite us." Shattenkirk said.
Washington Capitals @ Blues 7-3 - Thursday, January 19, 2017
mThe Washington Capitals scored seven goals for the second straight game and extended their point streak to 12 with a 7-3 win against the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center. Seven players scored for the Capitals (30-9-6), who are 10-0-2 in their past 12 games. Washington lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-7 in overtime the previousMonday. It was the first time the Capitals scored at least seven goals in back-to-back games since Feb. 11-13, 1993. Blues goalie Jake Allen allowed four goals on 10 shots and was pulled for the third straight game and fourth in the past six games. Allen has allowed 10 goals on 36 shots in his past three starts. The Blues (23-18-5) have allowed 18 goals on a three-game losing streak at home. Blues players refused to lay the blame on strictly goaltending. Allen allowed two goals on three shots in the first 7:41 and was replaced by Hutton for 2:22. Allen re-entered and departed again after allowing his fourth goal to Brett Connolly 7:33 into the second period. T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov each had a goal and an assist, and Andre Burakovsky, Jay Beagle, Johansson and Williams scored for the Capitals. Braden Holtby made 22 saves. Washington has scored at least five goals in five straight games and eight of the past 11. The Blues lost for the fourth time in five home games. Alexander Steen had two goals and an assist, and Jaden Schwartz had a goal and two assists. Hutton allowed three goals on eight shots. Burakovsky scored at 5:37 of the first period to make it 1-0, and Beagle made it 2-0 at 7:41. Allen re-entered with 9:57 remaining in the period. Schwartz cut the Washington lead to 2-1 19 seconds into the second, but Oshie scored at 3:57 to make it 3-1 before Connolly and Johansson scored 11 seconds apart at 7:33 and 7:44 to make it 5-1. Williams scored a power-play goal at 13:30 of the second to make it 6-1. The Capitals had six goals on 16 shots through two periods. Kuznetsov made it 7-1 at 6:20 of the third. Steen scored at 10:00 to make it 7-2 and at 16:25 to make it 7-3.
* Holtby helped maintain a 2-0 lead when he smothered a redirection by Paul Stastny off a shot from the point with 8:58 remaining in the first period.
* Kuznetsov waited for a lane to open up for Williams in the slot to give him a one-time opportunity.
* Capitals forward Daniel Winnik had the primary assist on the first two goals.
* The Capitals are the first team to score at least seven goals in back-to-back games since the Nashville Predators on April 12 and 13, 2014, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. … Backstrom extended his point streak to eight games (four goals, 10 assists). ... Ovechkin extended his point streak to six games and has 13 goals and 12 assists in 15 games against St. Louis. ... Oshie has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in the past six games. ... Williams has nine goals and six assists in the past 13 games. ... Steen has five goals and seven assists in the past nine games.
"This is a team. There's no individuals. This is a team. It's got to come from in this locker room. It's a collective effort. Right now, it needs to be better." Alex Pietrangelo said.
"You never want to see a guy struggle like that. I'm sure everyone knows he's a professional, he's not going to back down. He'll be back on the top of his game. As a fellow player/goalie, you want to win, but you also don't want to see mental struggles, and I'm sure he'll get over it." Capitals goalie Braden Holtby on Jake Allen's struggles
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