In St Louis, the Nashville Predators broke their six0game winless streak with a solid 4-2 win over the Blues.
Juuse Saros made 24 saves to get the win.
“Winning’s a lot more fun than losing,” Nashville captain Roman Josi said. “I thought we worked really hard tonight. We can enjoy this for a couple minutes and then obviously, play them again Monday. So it’s going to be even harder, but it’s definitely a lot more fun.”
Filip Forsberg scored just 20 seconds gone in the game for the Preds as they posted three in the first period.
“They got a couple bounces early, but even saying that, that’s not our brand of hockey,” St. Louis center Brayden Schenn said. “Turned over the puck too much, sat back, didn’t take care of the puck and [caused] them to (have) good chances and break out with the puck. Our turnovers led to their offense and we have to clean it up for the next game.”
Mattias Ekholm and Colton Sissons also potted goals in the opening frame.
Klim Kostin picked up his NHL goal.
“Feels great,” Kostin said. “I just see the net and just shoot. … I was lucky a little bit today. I’m happy to score (my) first goal.”
Alex Pietrangelo also scored for the Blues.
Calle Jarnkrok scored an empty netter late.
“I haven’t complained about our guys’ work ethic or the way that they’re digging in,” Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. “Tonight, I thought we were good. We had good jump and we needed it. They’re a good hockey team that we played. I thought we skated well, we battled well, and we did it consistently. I thought that was good.”
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Jordan Binnington made 39 saves in the loss.
“They were more desperate and definitely came out harder than we did. … We didn’t play good enough to win the game,” Blues head coach Craig Berube said.
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