ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – The St. Louis Blues had a successful week going 3-1 and surprisingly the Blues lost their lone road game this week at Colorado but managed three home wins. After the successful week the Blues now improve their record to 28-25-9 with 65 points. They currently sit at the Olympic break in 12th place in the Western Conference.
Schedule Results of the Past Week:
February 8, 2010
Colorado 5, Blues 2
The Blues would manage to play even with the Avalanche through the first period. Twice the Blues would go up one only to give the goal back to even the game. Eric Brewer and Erik Johnson would score for St. Louis in the losing effort. Brandon Yip and Paul Stastny would lead the way for the Avalanche as they would roll Chris Mason who would give up five goals on 15 shots.
1st Period 03:34 STL Eric Brewer (6) – Assists: T. Oshie (22) & D. Backes (19) 04:02 COL T.J. Galiardi (9) – Assists: C. Stewart (20) & K. Quincey (18) 07:59 STL Erik Johnson (5) – Assists: A. Steen (13) 16:42 COL PPG – Brandon Yip (10) – Assists: K. Cumiskey (7) & P. Stastny (39)
2nd Period 02:25 COL Chris Stewart (18) – Assists: R. Wilson (11) & D. Tucker (11) 03:57 COL Paul Stastny (12) – Assists: M. Svatos (4) & C. Stewart (21) 06:34 COL Brandon Yip (11) – Assists: W. Wolski (30) & M. Duchene (22)
3rd Period none
Goalies StL – Chris Mason (L, 10/15) StL – Ty Conklin (18/18) COL – Craig Andersen (W, 32/34)
February 9, 2010
Blues 4, Detroit 3 (SO)
Well, we all knew that Paul Kariya would not go all season without a goal on home ice. On Tuesday evening he would roar onto the scene scoring twice against Jimmy Howard and the Red Wings. St. Louis would also receive a goal from Andy McDonald before giving up two goals in the last five minutes of the third period to Detroit. The Blues would win via the shootout by a score of 2-1.
1st Period 12:19 DET Kris Draper (7) Assists: J. Ericsson (8) & D. Helm (9)
2nd Period 12:20 STL Paul Kariya (11) – Assists: D. Perron (18) & D. Backes (20) 18:10 STL Paul Kariya (12) – Assists: D. Backes (21) & B. Jackman (12)
3rd Period 06:57 STL PPG – Andy McDonald (18) Assists: E. Johnson (22) & C. Colaiacovo (13) 14:26 DET Pavel Datsyuk (16) Assists: H. Zetterberg (30) & J. Franzen (2) 17:40 DET Valtteri Filppula (6) – Assists: T. Bertuzzi (18) & B. Rafalski (24)
OT Period none
Goalies StL – Chris Mason (W, 39/42) DET – Jimmy Howard (L, 42/45)
February 12, 2010
Blues 4, Toronto 0
St. Louis, Missouri – Chris Mason made 30 saves to capture the shut out win on Friday evening. St. Louis would receive goals from four different players as they would cruise past the Maple Leafs. T.J. Oshie, Brandon Crombeen, Alexander Steen, and Andy McDonald would score for St. Louis.
1st Period 14:22 STL Andy McDonald (19) – Assists: P. Berglund (9) & E. Johnson (23)
2nd Period 09:07 STL SHG – T.J. Oshie (12) – Assists: D. Backes (22)
13:47 STL SHG – Alex Steen (15) – Assists: none
3rd Period 13:35 STL Brandon Crombeen (5) – Assists: J. McClement (14) & C. Colaiacovo (14)
Goalies StL – Chris Mason (W, 30/30) TOR – Jean-Sebastian Giguere (L, 29/33)
Blues 4, Washington 3 (OT)
It may have taken overtime, but the Blues defeated a quality opponent in the 40 win Washington Capitals. Despite a pair of goals from Mike Knuble and 34 shots on goal, Chris Mason would help the Blues to their 28th win this season.
1st Period
09:13 STL Patrik Berglund (9) – Assists: R. Polak (12) & B. Jackman (13) 10:40 WSH PPG – Mike Knuble (22) – Assists: M. Green (45) & A. Semin (35)
2nd Period 10:52 STL T.J. Oshie (13) – Assists: P. Kariya (17) & M. Weaver (5) 13:26 WSH Alexander Semin (30) – Assists: B. Morrison (23) & B. Laich (26) 15:23 STL PPG – Erik Johnson (6) – Assists: A. McDonald (19) & T. Oshie (23) 17:43 WSH PPG – Mike Knuble (23) Backhand – Assists: N. Backstrom (50) & M. Green (46)
3rd Period none
Overtime Period none
Goalies
StL – Chris Mason (W, 31/34) WSH – Jose Theodore (L, 33/36)
Team News: On Thursday a mere day before the Olympic Roster freeze, the Blues sent Steve Wagner to Pittsburgh for Nate Guenin. The 27 year old will report to Peoria to begin his time with the St. Louis Blues. Guenin was drafted by the New York Rangers and has seen time with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh as well.
The Blues will receive a break from play through the remainder of February for the Olympic Games. While a handful of Blues will play, the bulk of the team will enjoy some time off in preparation for their final run. The Blues next game will be on March 2, 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona against the Coyotes.
Blue’s Clues: The Blues won three games in a row at home this week for just the second time this season. Not since January 12-16, 2010 has St. Louis managed to pick up three home ice wins in a row.
Quote of the Week: David Perron on his shootout goal to defeat Washington: “It was kind of lucky, too. It hit the post and it hit his back and then goes in, but I’ll take it. It was a good feeling, but let’s keep building on that.”
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