St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks
· National Hockey League
Dylan Holloway's two goals help Blues keep slim playoff hopes alive with 6-2 win over Ducks
Pius Suter and Colton Parayko each had a goal and an assist for St. Louis and Jonatan Berggren added a goal. Joel Hofer stopped 24 shots for the Blues, who pulled to within three points of the last wild-card spot in the Western Conference with seven games left.
Ryan Poehling had a goal and an assist, and Jeffrey Viel scored for the Ducks, who remain tied with Edmonton for first place in the Pacific Division but have lost four straight games. Lukas Dostal stopped 23 shots.
St. Louis extended a 3-2 first-period lead with two goals in the second. Tyler Tucker corralled a rebound behind the goal line and flicked a pass to Suter, who snapped a shot past Dostal for a 4-2 lead at the 3:08 mark. Parayko’s shot from the right circle beat Dostal glove-side for a 5-2 lead with 3:10 left.
Holloway’s power-play goal in the third made it 6-2.
The teams combined for five goals in the first period.
The Ducks, playing their second straight game without leading scorer Cutter Gauthier (upper-body injury), took a 1-0 lead when Poehling redirected Mason McTavish's shot from the blue line past Hofer 1:51 into the game.
St. Louis answered at 5:24 when Philip Broberg threaded a pass behind Ducks defender Ian Moore to a Thomas.
Holloway’s power-play goal gave St. Louis a 2-1 lead with 8:42 left, but Viel’s tap-in of a cross-ice pass from Poehling tied it 2-2 with 3:59 left.
Blues: At the Colorado Avalanche Sunday night.
Regular Season SeriesSTL wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:51 | Ryan Poehling Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Mason McTavish (21), Olen Zellweger (15) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:24 | Robert Thomas Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Philip Broberg (24), Colton Parayko (14) |
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Goal | 1st Period 11:18 | Dylan Holloway Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Neighbours (17), Robert Thomas (34) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:01 | Jeffrey Viel Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Poehling (23), Drew Helleson (13) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:44 | Jonatan Berggren Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Pius Suter (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:08 | Pius Suter Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Tucker (11), Jake Neighbours (18) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:50 | Colton Parayko Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Dalibor Dvorsky (8), Jordan Kyrou (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:22 | Dylan Holloway Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (35), Philip Broberg (25) |
Statistics
 STL |
 ANA |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 19 | Hits | 25 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 29 | Shots | 27 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 33 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
| 51.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.4 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Anaheim Ducks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Terry, RW | Out | May 21 |
| Radko Gudas, D | Out | May 14 |
| Drew Helleson, D | Out | May 14 |
| Ryan Poehling, C | Out | May 13 |
| Petr Mrazek, G | Injured Reserve | Feb 18 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Kyrou, RW | Out | Apr 23 |
