Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
The Calgary Flames continue to battle for a playoff spot in 2024-25, but Nazem Kadri remains one of the team's top trade chips.
The Blues are 14th in SOG goals allowed and while they don't take a ton of penalties, they struggle to stop opposing power plays when they do, operating at a 73.87% success rate (7th-worst in the NHL). Kadri, who skates on the top PP unit, will be hungry to help Calgary bounce back here.
The Blues outshot the Flames 15-7 in the first period and had a 14-4 edge at one point. St. Louis captain Brayden Schenn opened the scoring at 4:55 after a turnover behind the Calgary net, taking a pass from Dylan Holloway and roofing a shot high farside from one knee.
Faksa redirected in a Tyler Tucker right point shot from the slot at 11:11 of the third to give the Blues a 2-1 lead. “It’s nice to contribute, especially in a big game like t
They were facing the St. Louis Blues in back-to-back contests, and they had a chance to create some separation between the two clubs in the wildcard race. However, things didn't go as planned, as the hometown Blues swept the Flames,
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Calgary Flames square off in Western Conference action. St. Louis is 21-20-4 overall and 10-10-1 in home games. The Blues have an 18-4-1 record when scoring at least three goals.
The Flames are sitting in the second wildcard slot in the Western Conference standings and arrived in St. Louis with an opportunity to really create some separation between themselves and the Blues. Instead, a five-point gap has already been trimmed to three. The St. Loo crew would love to whittle it down to one.
St. Louis Blues (20-20-4 ... has 11 goals and 22 assists for the Blues. Dylan Holloway has five goals and eight assists over the last 10 games. Nazem Kadri has 14 goals and 15 assists for the ...
January 15 - Radek Faksa scored the game-winning goal as the St ... Blues winger Dylan Holloway fired a shot off the left post off the rush in the first minute of the second period. Nazem Kadri ...