ST. LOUIS — Tim Stützle and Josh Norris each and every scored a power-play objective, sparking the Ottawa Senators to a 4-1 victory Tuesday over the St. Louis Blues.
St. Louis local Brady Tkachuk and Alex Formenton additionally scored for the Senators. The victory snapped a five-game dropping streak for Ottawa. Anton Forsberg stopped 20 pictures.
David Perron scored the lone objective for St. Louis, which is 0-3-1 within the ultimate 4 video games — the Blues’ longest dropping streak of the season. Blues goalie Jordan Binnington had 24 saves, however left the ice with 3:35 ultimate.
Stützle’s power-play objective on a backhander at 11:35 of the primary duration gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead. Perron’s turnover adopted by means of a tripping penalty towards Tkachuk gave the Senators a person merit.
It was once the 5th time in ultimate six video games the opposing staff has scored first at the Blues.
Perron made up for his mistake, tying it with about 5 mins left within the first on a backhander after you have the puck from Ryan O’Reilly.
Ottawa attached on its 2nd power-play objective at 1:34 in the second one duration when Norris scored. Stützle handed to Norris, who blasted the puck with a slap shot from the best faceoff circle underneath the arm of Binnington for a 2-1 lead. It was once Norris’ 9th power-play objective this season and twentieth total objective.
St. Louis, which had received six of its earlier seven video games towards the Senators, had simply 3 pictures on objective in the second one duration.
Tkachuk, made it 3-1 within the 3rd when he scored on a wrist shot at 7:48. His father, Keith, an ex-Blue, was once observed at the videoboard observing from a skybox. Tkachuk leads the Senators with 40 issues at the season.
Alex Formenton added an empty-net objective at 17:13.
ROSTER MOVES
The Blues recalled forwards Mackenzie MacEachern and Alexei Toropchenko from AHL associate Springfield Thunderbirds. St. Louis additionally assigned forwards Dakota Joshua and Klim Kostin to Springfield.
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
Tuesday’s recreation marked the primary Blues’ first regular-season recreation this 12 months with none COVID-19 protocols. Mask now not are necessary for Blues video games and evidence of vaccination now not is needed, in step with town of St. Louis well being pointers.
ICE CHIPS
There was once a videoboard tribute and applause for ex-Blue Zach Sanford in his first recreation again in St. Louis since he was once traded for C Logan Brown ultimate September. Brown was once a wholesome scratch for the sport. … This was once Ottawa’s first discuss with to St. Louis since Jan. 19, 2019, when the Blues received 3-2. St. Louis is the lone staff Ottawa didn’t discuss with right through the 2019-20 or 2020-21 seasons.
INJURIES
Senators: G Matt Murray (undisclosed) has been put on injured reserve following a collision towards Arizona on Saturday. Murray has misplaced six immediately begins. … Different Senators who stay at the IR are RW Drake Batherson, C Shane Pinto and C Chris Tierney.
Blues: D Marco Scandella (decrease frame), D Scott Perunovich (higher frame), and C Oskar Sundqvist (decrease frame) stay out.
UP NEXT
Ottawa: Host Seattle on Thursday evening.
St. Louis: Host New York Rangers on Thursday evening.
