St. Louis 3, Calgary 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 7, 2013
Where: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Eric Furlatt, Chris Lee
Linesmen:
Brian Mach, Andy McElman
Attendance:
14877
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Blues 3, Flames 2: Alex Steen scored his league-leading 14th goal of the season as host St. Louis withstood a late charge to edge Calgary.
Vladimir Tarasenko and Maxim Lapierre also tallied while defenseman Jordan Leopold notched a pair of assists for the Blues, who kicked off a five-game homestand. Brian Elliott made 18 saves.
Tim Jackman and Mike Cammalleri scored for the Flames, who fell to 1-2-0 on their four-game road trip. Reto Berra turned aside 24 shots as Calgary lost for the eighth time in 10 overall contests.
Tarasenko opened the scoring 3:01 into the game by converting a power-play opportunity and Lapierre doubled the lead midway through the first period, when he redirected Leopold's shot past Berra for his first goal with St. Louis.
Steen made it 3-0 at 5:55 of the second with a backhander which extended his career-best point streak to nine games, but Jackman buried a rebound 4:41 into the third to get Calgary on the board. Cammalleri cut the deficit to 3-2 with 5:11 remaining, firing the rebound of defenseman Chris Butler's one-timer past Elliott from the right faceoff circle, but the Flames were unable to get the equalizer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Steen, who has scored a goal in eight of his last nine games, is 10 away from matching his career high set in 2009-10. ... Flames D Chad Billins registered his second assist in his second NHL contest. ... Calgary LW Curtis Glencross is expected to miss six weeks with a sprained MCL suffered in Tuesday's loss at Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Calgary |
|
St. Louis |
Michael Cammalleri 1 |
Points |
Jordan Leopold 2 |
Michael Cammalleri 1 |
Goals |
Maxim Lapierre 1 |
Chad Billins 1 |
Assists |
Jordan Leopold 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Vladimir Tarasenko 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Reto Berra .889 |
Save Percentage |
Brian Elliott .900 |
Reto Berra 24 |
Saves |
Brian Elliott 18 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Calgary
|
20 |
2 |
0-6 |
2-3 |
13 |
28 |
St. Louis
|
27 |
3 |
1-3 |
6-6 |
19 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Blues have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Flames have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .500 after a loss.