NHL Roundup: Blues keep on rolling
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The St. Louis Blues are on quite the roll. Even defenseman Barret Jackman is pitching in offensively.
Jackman broke a league-high, 150-game scoreless drought and Brian Elliott made 13 saves to lead the host Blues to a 4-0 win Saturday afternoon against the Minnesota Wild.
The Blues won for the sixth time in their past seven games and gained points for a franchise-record 21st consecutive home game. They picked up their league-best 26th home win (26-3-4).
Minnesota is winless in its past seven games and has nine goals in that span.
Jackman had held the longest active scoreless skid in the NHL after Anaheim's Sheldon Bookbank broke a 167-game scoreless streak Friday night with a goal. Jackman sent a shot from the point past goalie Josh Harding for his first goal since Jan. 7, 2010 to give the Blues a 2-0 lead in the second period.
"It's not like anyone is expecting me to score," said Jackman, who has 20 goals in his 10-year career.
Elliott recorded his sixth shutout of the season and 15th of his career. He improved to 20-5-2 and sports an NHL-best 1.55 goals-against-average. The Blues have allowed a total of 10 goals in their past 10 home games.
• Blackhawks 6, Blue Jackets 1: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and two assists as Chicago ended its lengthy nine-game road trip with a victory against Columbus. Viktor Stalberg also had a goal, giving him eight in five games against Columbus this season and matching his total against the rest of the teams in 51 games.
• Lightning 2, Capitals 1: Steven Stamkos scored his NHL-leading 40th goal as Tampa Bay beat visiting Washington.
• Islanders 4, Hurricanes 3: John Tavares had two goals and an assist in a victory that completed host New York's four-game season sweep of Carolina. The previous time the Islanders (25-25-8) had at least a .500 record after Feb. 1 was four years ago.
• Canucks 6, Maple Leafs 2: Alex Burrows scored his 21st and 22nd goals to spark host Vancouver to a win against Toronto.
• Coyotes 2, Stars 1: Radim Vrbata scored his 28th goal at 1:15 of overtime as host Phoenix grabbed a win against Dallas.
• A source familiar with the trade said Philadelphia acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from Tampa Bay for two draft picks. The person spoke to the AP Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been made public. The rounds and year of the draft picks were not immediately available. Kubina has three goals and 11 points in 52 games and will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season.
First Published February 19, 2012 12:00 am
