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Blues Earn A Point; Maintain A Playoff Position

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St. Louis Blues

(43-28-6, 92 pts)

3

24 SOG

 

FINAL (OT)

T-Mobile Arena

 

 

 

Vegas Golden Knights

(49-22-7, 105 pts)

4

26 SOG

3 Stars

1. Jonathan Marchessault

2. William Karlsson

3. James Neal

Box Score

1st 2nd 3rd (OT) T
STL 2 0 1 (0) 3
VGK 2 1 0 (1) 4

 

Season Series

Oct. 21 – STL, 2 @ VGK, 3  OT

Jan. 4 – STL, 2 vs. VGK, 1

Mar. 30 – STL, 3 @ VGK, 4  OT

 

WC Wild Card

ANA, 93 pts (78 gp)

STL, 92 pts (77 gp)

COL, 92 pts (78 gp)

 

Central Division

NSH, 111 pts (77 gp)

WPG, 104 pts (77 gp)

MIN, 96 pts (77 gp)

Pacific Division 

VGK, 105 pts (78 gp)

SJS, 98 pts (78 gp)

LAK, 94 pts (79 gp)

 

Blue Notes

-With tonight’s OT loss, the Blues improved to 92 points and currently sit in the second Wild Card position in the Western Conference

-The Blues extended their point streak to seven games (6-0-1), matching a season high

-Chris Thorburn tied the game at 3-3 in the third period, giving him his first goal as a Blue

-Patrik Berglund logged his 13th goal of the season, giving him four points (3g, 1a) over his last four games

-Brayden Schenn potted his 26th goal of the season, setting a new career high.  Schenn (65 pts)has become the first Blues center to reach the 65-point plateau since Doug Weight (65 pts) in 2003-04 (according to STATS inc.)

-Alexander Steen collected his 31st assist of the season and the 350th of his career overall.  Steen has tallied two goals and four assists over his last six games

-Kyle Brodziak posted his 18th assist of the season, extending his road point streak to five games (1g, 5a)

-Jaden Schwartz recorded his 34th assist and is now two shy of tying his single-season career high (36 in 2016-17).  Schwartz has an assist in three straight road outings and has amassed 31 points (10g, 21a) in 29 road games overall this season

-Vladimir Tarasenko posted his 32nd assist to extend his point streak to a season-high tying four games (4g, 1a)

-Scottie Upshall returned to the lineup after a 10-game absence (left MCL sprain) and collected the lone assist on Chris Thorburn’s goal.  Upshall’s 12 helpers this season are his most since recording 22 in 2013-14 with the Florida Panthers

-Oskar Sundqvist tallied his fourth assist of the season, giving him a point in consecutive games for the second time in his career

Blues Milestones

-Alexander Steen’s assist was the 452nd point of his Blues career, tying him with Al MacInnis for 7th on the all-time franchise points list

-Defenseman Joel Edmundson dressed in his 200th career game

Up Next

-The Blues will visit the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, Mar. 31, at 8 p.m. (central), at Gila River Arena

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