Detroit Red Wings top St. Louis Blues 5-2
Dylan Larkin scored twice and Alex DeBrincat also scored to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night.
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Dylan Larkin scored twice and Alex DeBrincat also scored to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Simon Edvinsson scored the go-ahead goal with 9:12 remaining and clinched the game with an empty-netter as the Detroit Red Wings rallied from a four-goal deficit to top the St. Louis Blues 6-4.
Robby Fabbri had both Detroit goals against his former club.
St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester was hospitalized and undergoing tests early Wednesday after suffering a cardiac episode and collapsing on the bench during the first period of the Blues' game against the Ducks.
Kraft Hockeyville is a yearly event in which the NHL and Kraft bring an exhibition game to a non-NHL city in Canada and the United States. Earlier, Florida played Montreal in Renous, New Brunswick.
Jordan Binnington stopped 38 shots, and the Blues withstood the emotional rush of Zdeno Chara's return to beat the Bruins 2-1 on Thursday night and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven final. They can win the championship at home in Game 6 on Sunday night.
Vanek scores twice but the Blues to much for Wings.
Tyler Bertuzzi doesn't mind going into areas where there will be more physical play, like in front of the net, the corners and behind the net. That was a good thing for the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.
Amid a disappointing showing that fell well short of Stanley Cup expectations, the St. Louis Blues fired coach Mike Yeo a quarter of the way into the season and named Craig Berube as his interim replacement.
he NHL Players' Association has filed an appeal on behalf of Tom Wilson after the Capitals forward was suspended 20 games for an illegal check to the head.
A vending machine worker in St. Louis dressed as the Blues emergency goalie Thursday night.
The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Colton Parayko to a $27.5 million, five-year contract just before the sides were set to go to arbitration on Thursday.
Ryan Johansen celebrated his game-winning goal with a windmill fist pump, and the Nashville Predators finished off the rest of a thrilling third period with the standing-room only crowd on their feet anticipating history.
With their championship window in danger of closing, the Washington Capitals made a strong move Monday to try to win the Stanley Cup this spring by acquiring defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk in a trade with the St. Louis Blues.
The Blues abruptly fired coach Ken Hitchcock on Wednesday, cutting short the veteran's final season in St. Louis and putting coach-in-waiting Mike Yeo in charge of the underperforming team months earlier than planned.
That was a low blow.
After the final horn and before the ceremonial handshakes, some St. Louis Blues players did a little ice dancing.
The St. Louis Blues say they have signed star forward Vladimir Tarasenko to an eight-year, $60 million contract.
The Red Wings' Erik Cole tied the game at 1-1 just 24 seconds into the third period.
In the first period, Ryan Miller looked like the goalie who limped home 0-5. For the final 80 minutes, 26 seconds, the St. Louis Blues saw the cool, confident backstop they acquired to make the deep playoff run they've long sought.
Backup goalie Petr Mrazek kept the injury-riddled St. Louis Blues down heading into the playoffs with his second career shutout in a 3-0 victory for the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.
Plenty has changed since the St. Louis Blues dominated the Detroit Red Wings in the teams' season opener.
Not exactly the season opener the Detroit Red Wings expected falling to the St. Louis Blues 6-0 on Saturday night.
Detroit begins its quest for a 22nd straight playoff appearance on the road Saturday night against the St. Louis Blues, who are considered a top contender to capture their first Stanley Cup.
With their first division title since 2000 locked up and one of the top two seeds in the Western Conference guaranteed, the St. Louis Blues have turned their focus to raising their game for the playoffs.
