St. Louis Blues

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Blues eliminated the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a mid-series goalie change and an unconventional lineup. Now, the team heads to Colorado to face the top-seeded Avalanche in the second round...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- It was a Jordan Binnington type of game. The St. Louis Blues goalie has earned a reputation as a clutch performer when the team has a chance to close out a playoff series. And he proved it again Thursday night. Binnington made 25 saves and the Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. The St. Louis goalie improved to 5-1 in potential series-clinching games...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Vladimir Tarasenko broke out for the St. Louis Blues with a well-timed natural hat trick, putting the Minnesota Wild in real trouble. Afterward, Tarasenko tried to shrug off the significance of his feat -- with the singular focus of a player who was a major part of the run to the Stanley Cup championship three years ago...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis goalie Jordan Binnington didn't lose any sleep when he was informed by coach Craig Berube that he would be starting for the first time this postseason on Sunday. "He's always the same, he doesn't give me much of a reaction," Berube said...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Greenway, Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin also scored as the Wild improved to 8-8 all-time in Game 3s...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The scoreless streak for the Minnesota Wild was pushing 70 minutes when they finally caught a break with a broken St. Louis stick. Joel Eriksson Ek got the game's first goal a few seconds later, and the entire Wild bench jumped up in elation -- with a bit of relief...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- David Perron was quarantined in his basement last year, listening to his kids run around upstairs and watching the St. Louis Blues get swept out of the first round. The 15-year veteran right wing sure showed his appreciation for being back in the playoffs...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues were two of the best teams in the NHL down the stretch of the regular season, with these long-running rivals locked in a relentless heavyweight fight for second place in the Central Division...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jack Eichel had two goals and an assist, leading the Vegas Golden Knights to a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. "It's always good to win hockey games," Eichel said. "Every day you've got to be grateful to play in the NHL. We have a sold out arena and lot of fans come to see us play. It's our duty to give our best no matter. It's good to see us win. Winning is a lot better than losing."...

These are not the St. Louis Blues that marched to the Stanley Cup in 2019 by plowing through opponents and wearing them down. If the Blues are going to make another long run this spring, it will be predicated on speed, skill and scoring -- a lot of scoring. After watching hockey change drastically the past several years, longtime general manager Doug Armstrong hopes this is the year it'll be possible to score enough to offset other concerns...

DENVER (AP) -- The Colorado Avalanche met Tuesday morning to figure out what was suddenly ailing one of the top teams in the league. Team leaders had their say. Coaches, too. The message sank in -- whatever that exact message may have been. "Top secret," defenseman Josh Manson cracked...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Ryan Getzlaf skated in with the puck on his stick and a clear path to goal. With an entire building practically begging him to shoot, the Anaheim Ducks' longtime captain glanced left, spun right and feathered a breathtaking, behind-the-back pass to trailing teammate Adam Henrique, who did not miss...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The St. Louis Blues had everything clicking, scoring goals and shutting down shooting lanes while building a pair of three-goal leads. Then they got complacent. St. Louis still managed to pull out a 5-4 win against one of the NHL's worst teams in overtime, but games like the one Saturday night aren't going to work when the playoffs start...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Robert Thomas scored his 20th goal to extend his points streak to 15 games and the St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Thursday night. Dakota Joshua also scored and Pavel Buchnevich added an empty-netter to lead the Blues to their 12th win in 14 games. Jordan Binnington made 20 saves...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Charlie McAvoy felt as if the postseason began on Tuesday night. McAvoy scored 48 seconds into overtime and Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves to help the Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2. Jake DeBrusk and Taylor Hall also scored for Boston, which won its second straight after a season-worst three-game losing streak...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The St. Louis Blues set a franchise record for goals in a period, hanging seven on Nashville in the second period of an 8-3 win over the Predators on Sunday. Calle Rosen, Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou each scored two goals, Nathan Walker and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 33 saves for the Blues, winners of nine straight. St. Louis locked up its fourth straight playoff spot on Saturday when it beat Minnesota...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Brayden Schenn scored 56 seconds into overtime and the St. Louis Blues wrapped up a playoff spot, beating the Minnesota Wild 6-5 on Saturday for their season-high eighth straight victory. Vladimir Tarasenko, Ivan Barbashev, David Perron, Brandon Saad and Pavel Buchnevich scored in regulation and Ville Husso made 31 saves...