In St Louis, Jordan Binnington made 40 saves to help the Blues to a 5-0 win over the visiting Calgary Flames.
skar Sundqvist struck for two goals in the win.
“I think everyone did a great job today,” Blues defenseman Vince Dunn said. “Obviously, [Binnington] was unreal. Was it 40 shots or whatever? Our forwards not only found a way to not only get some highlight goals, but some dirty goals that we’ve talked about. It’s all about competing right now. I think when we’re playing our best defense, our offensive chances come then.”
It was the first shutout of the season for Binnington.
“It’s a pretty smooth night,” Binnington said. “Sometimes games are going to go like that, sometimes they’re not. You’ve got to stay composed.”
The Flames are in a tailspin, losing their last six games, 0-5-1, and being outscored 23-5.
“Just a lot of honesty between guys,” Flames captain Mark Giordano said. “We all love each other in here. But at the end of the day, sometimes you have to be honest with the guys you’re closest to.”
The offense has simply disappeared.
“Not fun,” Calgary forward Johnny Gaudreau said. “It’s a bit difficult to go through. It [stinks].”
Zach Sanford scored once and had three assists on the night.
David Perron and Dunn also scored for the Blues.
“It was good to see the new line combinations connecting, Sanford have a big night, Thomas, Sundqvist, and (Robert) Bortuzzo was great again, I’ve got to go thank him,” Binnington said. “It was good to see, get back to work tomorrow. We’ve still got one home game here (Saturday).”
Robert Thomas collected three assists for St Louis.
“They were really good with the production they got,” Blues coach Craig Berube said of Sanford, Thomas and Sundqvist, who combined for nine points. “They made some nice plays and scored some nice goals.”
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David Rittich made 26 saves in the loss.
“We were frustrated obviously and you can see that and you can tell by the fact the guys had a little meeting after the game that you’re well aware of,” Flames coach Bill Peters said. “Frustration would be the right word. We’ve got to stay together and work our way through it.”
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