In St Louis Saturday, the Blues’ fourth line did most of the damage in a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The line combined for two goals and seven points in the win.
“It was nice to chip in offensively,” Upshall said. “I like just the way our line’s been used and just been relied on lately for added minutes and good offensive-zone minutes. It helps our group when we can play like that.”
Upshall and Brodziak had the goals.
“It’s one of those nights. We’re getting pucks to the net and they were finding their way in,” Brodziak said.
The Blues are 9-2-1 so far on the season.
Jake Allen made 36 saves in picking up the win.
“We needed them to feel that type of game for us. The team that we were playing, they can really take you off your game and disrupt you and make things awfully frustrating for you. And I thought that everyone, and in particular those (fourth-line) guys did a nice job of not letting them get to their game and we redid that by getting in on the forecheck by playing in the offensive zone,” St Louis head coach Mike Yeo said after the win.
Joel Edmundson and Vladimir Sobotka also scored for St Louis.
“I was thinking pass most of the time,” Edmundson said. “I thought the defenseman did a good job taking him away, but when I looked up, I saw there was lots of blocker side open. I just pretty much put my head down and shot.”
Matt Calverthad the lone strike for the Blue Jackets.
“They had so many scoring chances. I don’t even want to know the number. I’m sure we will find out, but they play good and they’re a good team and they play fast. They generate a lot of scoring chances, and I thought we had a lot of scoring chances, but we couldn’t find a way to bury them,” Columbus’ Brandon Dubinsky said after the game.
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Joonas Korpisalo made 38 saves in taking the loss.
“Both teams came in on a back-to-back,” Jackets head coach John Tortorella said. “They played better early on and grabbed momentum right away, and they get the lead. It’s tough against a veteran team like that in your back end. It’s tough to come back when you’re down by a couple.
“I felt we put in some good minutes. I thought we didn’t have a lot of puck luck where I thought we were getting closer. Allen made some key saves, some of them I don’t even think he saw the puck, but the team that won tonight deserved to win.”
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