STLOUIS, Mo – The Blues managed to take a couple wins this week, holding their own through all four games. While they would drop one in regulation, they managed to lose the second in overtime picking up a point for the efforts. The St. Louis Blues have seven games remaining prior to their Olympic Game break. With five home games and two road games at Chicago and Colorado, St. Louis could make a move to place themselves in a tighter mix for a playoff spot for the final stretch.
Schedule Results of the Past Week:
January 25, 2010
Blues 2, Calgary 0
Calgary, Alberta – The Calgary Flames were relentless in their pressure all evening firing 34 shots on net. However, Ty Conklin would have nothing of it as he would turn away all 34 shots for the shutout victory to lead the Blues. Patrik Berglund and David Perron would score for St. Louis to give the Blues their 23rd win this season.
1st Period
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2nd Period
18:42 STL Patrik Berglund (7) – Assists: B. Jackman (11) & R. Polak (10)
3rd Period
11:21 STL David Perron (15) – Assists: A. McDonald (16) & D. Sydor (7)
Goalies
StL – Ty Conklin (W, 34/34)
CGY – Mikka Kiprusoff (L, 27/29)
January 27, 2010
Vancouver 3, Blues 2
Vancouver, British Columbia – Despite a T.J. Oshie game tying goal midway through the third period, Vancouver would still manage to find a way to edge the Blues. A Christian Ehrhoff power play goal would be the deciding factor a mere two minutes after Oshie’s goal. Ehrhoff scored after Paul Kariya took a slashing penalty near the 11:00 mark.
1st Period
04:24 STL PPG – Keith Tkachuk (12) – Assists: A. McDonald (17) & D. Perron (15)
06:41 VAN Mason Raymond (19) Assists: R. Kesler (32)
2nd Period
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3rd Period
03:37 VAN Mason Raymond (20) – Assists: R. Kesler (33) & M. Samuelsson (18)
10:07 STL T.J. Oshie (11) – Assists: D. Backes (18) & P. Kariya (14)
12:12 VAN PPG – Christian Ehrhoff (11) – Assists: M. Raymond (19) & R. Kesler (34)
Goalies
StL – Ty Conklin (L, 31/34)
VAN – Roberto Luongo (W, 25/27)
January 28, 2010
Blues 2, Edmonton 1
Edmonton, Alberta – Alexander Steen scored the game winning goal just minutes into the third period to snap the Blues losing streak. Chris Mason turned away 24 shots on net to pick up his 16th win this season, lowering his goals against average to 2.50. The win is the 24th for the Blues this season who currently sit two games over .500 and four points short of the eighth place position. St. Louis is starting to play with a little more success now winning six of ten games as opposed to just a few weeks ago when they were struggling to win five of ten.
1st Period
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2nd Period
07:44 EDM Dustin Penner (22) – Assists: R. Nilsson (12) & S. Gagner (19)
08:01 STL Keith Tkachuk (13) – Assists: E. Brewer (5) & A. McDonald (18)
3rd Period
02:09 STL Alex Steen (12) – Assists: D. Sydor (8)
Goalies
StL – Chris Mason (W, 24/25)
EDM – Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (L, 18/20)
January 30, 2010
Columbus 3, Blues 2
St. Louis, Missouri – The Blues returned home from their road trip to face the Blue Jackets on Saturday evening. Columbus has been a bright point for St. Louis this season helping on numerous occasions to get the Blues onto a hot streak. Mathieu Garon however would prevent that from happening this time as St. Louis would lose in overtime the Columbus on Kris Russell’s game winner.
1st Period
04:09 CBJ Derek Dorsett (2) – Assists: F. Modin (2) & M. Roy (9)
19:58 STL PPG – David Backes (11) Assists: T. Oshie (18) & D. Perron (16)
2nd Period
18:36 CBJ PPG – Fedor Tyutin (3) – Assists: R. Nash (27) & R. Umberger (20)
3rd Period 18:25 STL PPG – Andy McDonald (17) – Assists: E. Johnson (21) & E. Brewer (5)
OT Period
01:32 CBJ Kris Russell (6) – Assists: D. Brassard (17) & M. Methot (4)
Goalies
StL – Chris Mason (L, 16/19)
CBJ – Mathieu Garon (W, 25/27)
Upcoming Weeks Schedule:
February 3, 2010 at Chicago
February 4, 2010 vs San Jose
February 6, 2010 vs Chicago
Team News: The St. Louis Blues have had a string of injuries hit them of recent. While most have been minor injuries hampering guys for one or two games, each has taken a toll. St. Louis has made the most of the issues bringing guys up form Peoria allowing them to get opportunities.
Blue’s Clues: The St. Louis Blues were outscored 8-7 this week. One goal was the difference for the Blues 2-1-1 week. Neither of the Blues two losses were by more than one point. Their win of Calgary was a 2-0 shutout, their best showing of the month by far. The Blues have struggled to score all season, but have made the most of every point.
Quote of the Week: Captain Eric Brewer on the Blues play of late:
“We desperately need wins right now. We are in a long drive here. We’ve made up a little ground, but it seems like everybody is winning games. You have to get points every night if you want to make up any ground. All we were concerned with was getting the two points.”
You may contact the author at: John.Strathman@prohockeynews.com
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