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SPORTS Thursday 30 January 2020
Blues get first SO win, beat Flames 5-4

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — ripping a shot over Talbot's an eight-day layoff. It was
For David Perron, Calgary glove. the Flames' first game in 10
has become his home St. Louis then scored what days.
away from home. appeared to be the go- "It's tough to come off (the
Up against a team he's al- ahead goal less than three break) and have two back-
ways thrived against and in minutes later when Talbot to-back games against
a building he enjoys play- muffed Perron's shot off teams that play heavy and
ing in, Perron had a goal the wing. However, interim have speed," O'Reilly said.
and an assist in regulation head coach Geoff Ward "It is good though. We got
and added a shootout challenged the play for off- two points tonight. Last
goal to help the St. Louis side and after video review, night they were available
Blues beat the Calgary the goal was waved off."I and we didn't get them. St. Louis Blues' Ryan O'Reilly, right, celebrates with David Perron
Flames 5-4 on Tuesday kind of had a feeling right We have to keep build- after scoring against the Calgary Flames in the shootout of an
night. away," said Perron, who ex- ing and keep growing our NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Calgary, Alberta.
Perron has 17 goals in 39 tended his point streak to game and get back on Associated Press
career games against the four games (2-4-6). "Even track here." goal. Five minutes later, the to go up by two, but on
Flames, includings 12 goals going through the line I was After taking a 3-2 lead after Flames surged back in front his second breakaway of
in 20 games at the Scotia- asking, 'is it offside?' Com- 20 minutes, thanks to two when Jankowski converted the period, Gaudreau was
bank Saddledome. ing back to the bench I goals in the final couple a centering feed from Sam thwarted once again by
"I like the old barn, maybe. saw coach right away. If it's minutes of the first period, Bennett. Binnington. After a deke to
I don't know," said Perron, a quick challenge like that, the Blues' second lead of It was the second goal in his backhand didn't work
when asked about his suc- it doesn't go our way very the night was erased at two games for Jankowski on his first try, he tried to
cess historically against often." 4:40 of the second when after he started the season shoot high blocker side, but
Calgary. "I always have fun St. Louis lost 3-1 in Van- Monahan scored off a pass without a goal in the first 38 again was denied by the
coming up to Canada and couver on Monday night from Johnny Gaudreau, for games. Blues' goalie, who also got
playing here, even when I in its first game back after Calgary's third power-play Calgary had a chance a pad on the rebound.q
was back with the Oilers."
Alex Steen, Jaden
Schwartz and Zach San-
ford also scored in regula-
tion for the Blues, who got
their first win the tiebreaker
in four games this season.
Jordan Binnington stopped
27 shots to improve to 23-
8-5.
Sean Monahan scored
twice, and Matthew Tka-
chuk and Mark Jankows-
ki also had goals for the
Flames, who were 5-0 in
shootouts. Cam Talbot fin-
ished with 30 saves.
The Flames were 3 for 3 on
the power play during reg-
ulation, and got a fourth
man-advantage in over-
time, but squandered it.
"It's obviously a big kill,"
said Blues captain Alex Pi-
etrangelo. "Four-on-three's
are never easy, especially
late in the game when
you're tired, legs and brain
are a little tired. Good time
for us to step up and kill
that."
Perron and Ryan O'Reilly
scored on St. Louis' first two
shootout attempts, while
Monahan and Tkachuk
missed their tries.
In a wild back-and-forth
game in which both teams
blew two leads, St. Louis
tied it 4-4 less than a min-
ute into the third period.
After Andrew Mangiapane
hit the goal post at one
end, the Blues raced up
ice on a 2-on-1 with San-
ford keeping the puck and