Berglund Comes Up Clutch; Detroit's Struggles Continue
4 (15-11-3) @ In Overtime 3 (12-16-2)
Stats STL-DET 28 (Shots) 42 3/8 (PP) 0/2
Summary--
The St. Louis Blue rolled to a 4-3 win on the back of a clutch goal by Patrik Berglund with just 2 seconds left in the third period. Berglund tallied the game tying goal after a point shot deflected through the pads of Osgood, leaving the puck slowing heading toward the goal line where Berglund would beat the clock and bury the puck, sending the contest to OT. The Blues would make no mistake on the PP in overtime as Keith Tkachuk would score on a deflection giving the Blues another win against the struggling Redwings.
Key Stats
Kariya Goal (8) Assist, 5 SOG...17 pts in last 21 games after just 2 assists in first 8 games of season.
The Edmonton Oilers are rolling through the first half of the regular season on a torrid pace, having now won 20 of thier first 32 games. The Oilers would get goals from Penner, Horcoff, and Pouliot in a 4-2 win over St. Louis who lost Carl Colaiacovo in the defeat. The Blues expect to be without Coliaicovo for 2-3 weeks. TJ Oshie tied his career high with his 14th goal, a shorthanded goal, in the third period.
Key Stats
Polak 2 Assists Oshie SHG (14)--Ties Career High Berglund Goal (9) Kariya Assist Conklin 27/30
The St. Louis Blues have announced that they will be with out the help of Carl Colaiacovo for the next 1-2 weeks. Colaiacovo had registered 0 goals and 3 assists with a -4 in 30 games this season. Taking his place in the lineup will be Mike Weaver who in 9 games with the Blues this season has scored 1 goal and 1 assist with a -1 rating.
Stats CAL @ STL Shots 6-1st-7 8-2nd-10 5-3rd-12 19-TOT-29 1/4-PP-3/9
Summary-
The St. Louis Blues were able to slow down the Flames for a night behind a hot powerplay getting goals from Tkachuk, McDonald, and Polak on the PP which went 3/9 on the night. Jarome Iginla is having another fantastic season, picking up his 17th goal of the season.
Key Stats
Pietrangelo Goal (2) Assist Brewer 2 Assists Tkachuk Goal (9) 6th PPG of the season McDonald Goal (9)
Stats STL @ CHI Shots 6-1st-21 6-2nd-8 6-3rd-6 18-TOT-35 0/0-PP-2/5
Summary-
The Chicago Blackhawks came on strong from the start, throwing up 21 1st period shots despite only jumping out to a 1-0 lead. The Hawks would also play a very disciplined game, not allowing the Blues a single powerplay on the night while going 2/5 in route to their 16th victory of the young season behind a 3 point night from Pat Kane.
Key Stats
Kariya/McDonald 3 SOG Mason 32/35
Kane Goal (11) 2 Assists Bolland Goal (6) Assist Byfuglien 2 Assists Eager Goal (5) Huet 18 saves, SO
Despite being dominated for a majority of the evening, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on the strength of a pair of third period goals were able to come up with a point out of a game they had no business being in. The Blues out shot the Lightning 45-21, but Smith would stop 41 of 45 shots as Tampa moves to 20-13-2 in the first half of the campaign. Vincent Lecavalier was issued a Game Misconduct for a slash on Barret Jackman who will miss the next 3-4 weeks with a wrist sprain. TJ Oshie would score again, setting a new career high with his 15th goal of the season.
The Blues are heading on a 4-game road trip which will take them to Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary...with a final affair with the Wild in Minnesota.
Barrett Jackman will miss the next 3-4 weeks with a wrist sprain sustained from a slash from Vinny Lecavalier. Jackman has registered 1 goal and 6 assists in 33 games with 52 PIM's and a -2 rating.
Moving up to get some more ice time will be Alex Pietrangelo who has been solid in 24 games this season, notching a 2 goals and 6 assists with a -5.
Carl Colaiacovo will be returning early from his injury. He played tonight against Tampa.
You may not be, but I'm thrilled to see all the injuries you're picking up. Should be fun to juggle the roster when I finally get a dynasty going. Midpoint report coming soon?
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onlybygrace 05:49 PM 09-29-2009
Originally Posted by Qb:
You may not be, but I'm thrilled to see all the injuries you're picking up. Should be fun to juggle the roster when I finally get a dynasty going. Midpoint report coming soon?
Yeah...I've been fortunate that my forwards have stayed healthy. And yes, I'll do reports at the 41-game marker with news from around the league and the team...a report at the 60 game marker (or most likely the trade deadline)...and then, of course, the end of the season with a playoff preview.
Stats STL VAN Shots 2-1st-12 6-2nd-15 7-3rd-15 15-TOT-42 0/1-PP-2/6
Summary
The St. Louis Blues were fortunate tonight to get a poor showing from Roberto Luongo, who surrendered 5 goals on 15 shots while his Canucks would pick up a loss despite a 42-15 shot advantage. Also unfortunate for Vancouver was the loss of Daniel Sedin after a hit from David Backes that will cost the Canucks forward as much as two weeks on the DL. Patrick Berglund notched four points (1G, 3 A) on the night while Ty Conklin was solid, stopping 38 of 42 Vancouver shots in the win.
Player of The Game: Patrick Berglund with a goal and 3 assists.
Grabner 2 Goals (2)...2 goals in just 4 games this season Sundin Goal (5) Demitra Goal (14) Luongo 10/15 --------------------------------------------------------------
Blues Continue To Make Most Of Chances; Roll 6-3 Past Edmonton
The St. Louis Blues have scored 11 goals on their last 38 shots while also getting solid netminding, fueling the Blues to a couple of wins they otherwise probably didn't deserve. The Blues would get TJ Oshie's 16th and 17th goals of the season while Andy McDonald would pick up 3 assists on the night. Patrick Berglund remains hot, notching a goal and an assist while Chris Mason stopped 38 of 41 shots as the Blues move to 19-13-3 on the year.
Player Of The Game: TJ Oshie collect a PPG and a SHG in the 6-3 victory.
Key Stats
McDonald 3 Assists Oshie 2 Goals (17), 4 SOG, SHG, PPG Berglund Goal (12) Assist...3 Goals and 6 assists in last 3 games Colaiacovo Goal (1) Boyes Goal (7) Kariya ENG (11) Mason 38/41
Moreau Goal (9) Hemsky Goal (10) Osullivan Goal (12) Khabibulin 10/14 in 22:39 Seslaeriers 7/8 in 36:59 -------------------------------------------------------------
Iginla and Co. Cool Blues Down; Shut St. Louis Out 5-0
0 (19-14-3)
@ 5 (21-11-4)
STL @ CAL Shots 8-1st-8 11-2nd-18 11-3rd-5 30-TOT-31 0/5-PP-3/5
Summary
The Calgary Flames continue to play solid hockey as they move to 21-11-4 on the strength of a Jarome Iginla hat trick and a 30 save shutout by Mikka Kiprusoff at the expense of the St. Louis Blues who had won 3 straight and and scored 11 goals in their last two games. In the loss, the Blues suffered yet another injury to the defensive corp. as Carl Colaiacovo is once again on the DL with a broken wrist and will likely miss up to 5 weeks.
Player Of The Game: Jarome Iginla scored 3 goals giving him 20 on the season.
Key Stats
Backes/Kariya/McClement 4 SOG Conklin 26/31
Iginla Hat Trick (20), 8 SOG Conroy Goal (9) Assist Bouwmeester/Phaneuf Assists Glencross Goal (7) Kiprusoff 30/30, SO (3) -------------------------------------------------------------
Injury Report
The Blues will once again be without the services of Carl Colaiacovo who broke his wrist against the Flames. It is anticipated that he will miss up to 5 weeks. Colaiacovo has already missed 3 games this season, playing in 33 games while tallying 1 goal and 4 assists with a -2 and a remarkable 4 PIM as his discipline has been his strength.
The Blues will call up Jonas Junland from Peoria. Junland is the first call up of the season for the Blues and he has been solid for the Rivermen, playing 31 games while adding 1 goal and 13 assists with a +10.
STL @ MIN Shots 5-1st-9 10-2nd-8 11-3rd-7 26-TOT-24 0/1-PP-0/2
Summary
In a practically penalty-free affair, the Minnesota Wild etched their way above .500 with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. TJ Oshie scored his 18th goal of the season for the Note while the Wild would get markers from Brunette and Clutterbuck in the win. Chris Mason continues to turn his game around, stopping 22 of 24 shots while Backstrom would stop 25 of 26 on the night.
Player of The Game: Niklas Backstrom stopped 25 of 26 shots.
The Buffalo Sabres would get 4 goals from Drew Stafford in a 4-3 win over the Blues tonight including the game winning goal with 7 seconds left in regulation. Stafford not only scored four goals, but he scored four goals on four shots. The Blues would get 2 goals from Jay McClement while Ty Conklins struggles continue, stopping just 24 of 28 on the night.
Player Of The Game: Drew Stafford scored 4 goals on 4 shots including the GWG with 7 ticks left in regulation.
The rivalry between the Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues is alive and well as the Blues scored 3 third period goals to beat the Preds by a 4-2 count. Keith Tkachuk scored his 11th goal of the season and added an assist while Paul Kariya also notched a goal and a helper on the night. Chris Masons play is beginning to level out as he is working his way back into the starting job as the Blues have really been on a 'starter by committee' program thus far. The Blues were 3/9 on the PP on the night.
Player Of The Game: Keith Tkachuk scored the GWG and added an assist.
VAN @ STL Shots 10-1st-7 7-2nd-9 9-3rd-9 29-TOT-27 0/4-PP-0/6
Summary-
Andy McDonald scored twice in a 3-2 St. Louis win tonight over the Vancouver Canucks who themselves recieved a pair of goals from Kyle Wellwood in the loss. The game was sloppily played as the Blues and Canucks registered 30 and 28 penalty minutes respectively. The two teams combined to go 0/10 on the PP on the night.
Player Of The Game: Andy McDonald register a pair of goals including the GWG in OT.
CHI @ STL Shots 16-1st-4 6-2nd-7 13-3rd-9 35-TOT-20 0/2-PP-3/7
Summary-
The Blues cashed in on a hot PP tonight as three powerplay goals propelled St. Louis to a win they may have not otherwise deserved as Chicago outshot the Blues 35-20 on the night. Chris Mason's stellar performance in the net for the Note was key to the win as he would stop 33 of 35. The Blues, of late, have been fortunate in games where they've been mightily outshot.
Player Of The Game: Chris Mason is regaining the confindence of the squad and head coach Andy Murry with his solid play of late.
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