St. Louis 4, Anaheim 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 17, 2024
Where: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Jean Hebert, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy, Dan Kelly
Attendance:
18096
By Field Level Media
Robert Thomas scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich picked up three assists as the St. Louis Blues dispatched the visiting Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Sunday.
Jake Neighbours and Kevin Hayes also scored for the Blues, who extended their winning streak to four games.
Justin Faulk finished with two assists for St. Louis and Joel Hofer made 26 saves.
Troy Terry scored twice and Lukas Dostal made 23 saves for the Ducks, who lost their sixth straight game.
The Ducks killed off three penalties during the first period. They took a 1-0 lead with 6:19 left in the period when Pavel Mintyukov shot from a sharp left-side angle and Terry converted the rebound.
Anaheim hadn't scored since the 1:51 mark of the second period of a 7-2 loss at Chicago on March 12. The Ducks lost their next two games 2-0 at the Minnesota Wild and 6-0 at the Winnipeg Jets.
Hofer kept the score at 1-0 by stopping Leo Carlsson coming down the middle on a Ducks power play in the second period.
St. Louis tied the score 1-1 with 5:04 left in the second period. Torey Krug fired a turnaround shot and Hayes jammed in the rebound at the left post.
Hofer turned away shots from Terry and Frank Vatrano during a goalmouth scramble in the closing seconds of the period.
The Blues seized control of the game by capitalizing on three consecutive power plays during the third period.
Thomas put the Blues up 2-1 at 1:53 of the third period by firing a shot from the high slot while Neighbours screened Dostal.
The Blues scored 4:19 later to make it 3-1. Brayden Schenn shot from the left circle and Neighbours deflected the shot past Dostal.
Thomas struck again with 10:27 left to play, stepping in through the right circle to score off Buchnevich's feed.
With Dostal off the ice for an extra attacker, Terry scored a six-on-five goal to cut the margin to 4-2.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
St. Louis |
|
Troy Terry 2 |
Points |
Pavel Buchnevich 3 |
|
Troy Terry 2 |
Goals |
Robert Thomas 2 |
|
Leo Carlsson 1 |
Assists |
Pavel Buchnevich 3 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Robert Thomas 2 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Lukas Dostal .852 |
Save Percentage |
Joel Hofer .929 |
|
Lukas Dostal 23 |
Saves |
Joel Hofer 26 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
28 |
2 |
0-2 |
3-6 |
12 |
19 |
| St. Louis
|
27 |
4 |
3-6 |
2-2 |
4 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Blues have a W/L % of .472 after a win and .594 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Ducks have a W/L % of .391 after a win and .311 after a loss.
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