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 Alex Steen netted his 18th goal as the Blues snapped their
two-game skid and improved to 13-2-1 in their last 16 contests. Jake
Allen turned aside 25 shots to win his fourth consecutive start, a
span during which he's permitted only five tallies.
Sam Gagner scored the lone goal for the Coyotes, who were denied in
their bid to win four straight on the road for the first time since
early in the 2011-12 season. Mike Smith made 34 saves en route to
his 23rd regulation loss.
Arizona got on the board first as Martin Erat sent a lead pass to
Gagner, who busted down the wing and found a narrow opening between
Allen and the near post 4:42 into the contest. Steen drew St. Louis
even 10 1/2 minutes later, knocking in the rebound after Smith
stopped T.J. Oshie's in-tight backhander.
Jaskin put the Blues ahead with 8:52 left in the second period,
chipping the puck past Arizona defenseman Keith Yandle and breaking
down the right wing before unloading a backhander from the right
faceoff dot that trickled past Smith. The Coyotes were unable to
notch the equalizer despite unleashing half of their 26 shots over
the final 20 minutes.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Jaskin scored for the third time in six games after
tallying once in his previous 10 contests. ... Coyotes D Michael
Stone picked up an assist on Gagner's goal to halt his nine-game
point drought. ... Blues C Jori Lehtera returned to the lineup after
missing six games due to a concussion and registered two shots on
goal while logging 13:23 of ice time.
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