Pius Suter, Jake Neighbours, and Mason McTavish absolutely went off for the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night, each netting a pair of goals in a dominant 7-2 victory that just crushed the Ottawa Senators’ three-game win streak. The Blues weren’t messing around, and they made sure Ottawa felt it after the Senators had been on a roll.
Blues’ Offensive Explosion Puts Senators Away Early
This wasn’t just a win, it was a statement from the Blues’ offense. Suter, Neighbours, and McTavish were relentless, each lighting the lamp twice. Pavel Buchnevich was dishing it out all night too, racking up three assists to fuel the attack. On the other end, Blues goalie Joel Hofer only had to stop 15 shots, so you know the defense was doing its job to keep Ottawa locked down. The Blues opened the scoring at 14:28 in the first period with a short-handed goal from Suter, who found open space after Colton Parayko won a board battle. Neighbours then put them up 2-0 midway through the second with a wrister through traffic from the top of the slot, beating Samuel Ersson glove side. Adam Jiricek even snagged his first career goal to round out the scoring, which is always sweet to see!
Ottawa’s Streak Snapped Despite Giroux’s Milestone
It wasn’t all bad news for the Senators, though they certainly won’t remember this game fondly. Claude Giroux managed to get one past Hofer with 2:08 left in the second period, cutting the Blues’ lead in half. That goal was huge for Giroux personally, marking his 1,170th career point, which ties him with Bobby Hull for 59th on the NHL’s all-time scoring list. Pretty wild stuff. Fabian Zetterlund also added a late power-play goal. But those bright spots weren’t enough. The Senators were playing the second game of a back-to-back, coming off a 4-1 win against the New Jersey Devils the night before. Goalie Samuel Ersson, in his second start for Ottawa, made 19 saves but faced a barrage. The Blues just responded too fast, like when McTavish scored only 33 seconds after Giroux’s goal, thanks to some poor defensive zone coverage. Suter then beat Ersson short side from a sharp angle to put the Blues up 4-1 midway through the third. Neighbours got his second off a snap shot, McTavish netted his second on the power play, and then Jiricek got his. It was a tough night for Ottawa’s streak.
The Blues are now heading to Minnesota on Thursday, looking to keep that momentum rolling. As for the Senators, they’ll be back home trying to regroup against the New York Islanders on Thursday. They’ll definitely need to tighten things up.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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