St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Suter, Neighbours and McTavish score 2 each as the Blues rout the Senators 7-2
Adam Jiricek also scored for the Blues, Pavel Buchnevich had three assists and Joel Hofer stopped 15 shots.
Claude Giroux and Fabian Zetterlund scored for the Senators, whose three game win streak came to an end. Samuel Ersson, making his second start for Ottawa, made 19 saves.
Ottawa was playing the second game of a back-to-back, coming off a 4-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Monday.
The Blues took a 4-1 lead midway through the third when Suter beat Ersson short side from a sharp angle. Neighbours scored his second off a snap shot, McTavish scored on the power play, and Jiricek scored his first career goal to round out the scoring.
Zetterlund added a late power-play goal to make it 7-2.
St. Louis took a 2-0 lead midway through the second when Neighbours stepped in with a shot from the top of the slot and wristed a shot through traffic to beat Ersson glove side.
Giroux cut the lead in half with 2:08 remaining in the second on a feed from Tim Stutzle, but the Blues responded 33 seconds later. Some poor defensive zone coverage allowed McTavish to get a shot past Ersson from the top of the crease.
The Blues opened the scoring at 14:28 of the first period with a short-handed goal. Colton Parayko won a battle along the boards and found Suter with some open space and he beat Ersson blocker side.
With his second-period goal, Giroux recorded his 1,170th career point, tying Bobby Hull for 59th on the NHL’s career scoring list.
Senators: Host the New York Islanders on Thursday.
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Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 14:28 | Pius Suter Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Colton Parayko (3), Pavel Buchnevich (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:20 | Jake Neighbours Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (2), Dylan Holloway (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:52 | Claude Giroux Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (6), Drake Batherson (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:25 | Mason McTavish Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Jonatan Berggren (2), Connor McMichael (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:54 | Pius Suter Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Ross Johnston (1), Brandon Carlo (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:46 | Jake Neighbours Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (3), Cam Fowler (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:33 | Mason McTavish Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (4), Pavel Buchnevich (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:32 | Adam Jiricek Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Pius Suter (2), Mason McTavish (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:33 | Fabian Zetterlund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Stephen Halliday (1), Shane Pinto (5) |
Statistics
 STL |
 OTT |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 18 | Hits | 16 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 26 | Shots | 18 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
| 57.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 42.9 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 13 | Penalty Minutes | 11 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Sanderson, D | Out | Oct 17 |
| William Eklund, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Kurtis MacDermid, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Johnston, LW | Out | Oct 17 |
| Torey Krug, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Dillon Dube, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Alexey Toropchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 5 |
| Tyler Tucker, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Game Information
Canadian Tire Centre
Location: Ottawa,
Attendance: 14,085 | Capacity:
Location: Ottawa,
Attendance: 14,085 | Capacity:
