Blues
ride Hutton shutout past sliding Senators
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[January 24, 2018]
Brayden Schenn netted his 20th
goal of the season in a two-point outing and Carter Hutton stopped
25 shots for his second shutout of the campaign as the St. Louis
Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 3-0 Tuesday night in St. Louis.
Vladimir Sobotka and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for the Blues,
who have won three of their last four games.
The end result was one-sided, and the Blues were by far the better
team from start to finish, but it was a close affair until the third
period at the Scottrade Center.
The Blues came flying out of the gates, and were finally rewarded
for it when Sobotka opened the scoring late in the first period.
Sobotka took a long pass from Schenn just before he entered the
offensive zone, and used Ottawa defensemen Cody Ceci as a screen
when he wristed a shot under the leg of goaltender Craig Anderson
for his ninth goal of the season. It matches a career high for the
left wing who returned after three years in the KHL.
Tarasenko's 21st goal of the season doubled the lead six minutes
into the third period. Anderson stopped a point shot but the rebound
went all the way to the top of the circle on the other side of the
rink, and Tarasenko -- who came off the bench and stepped into the
shot -- unloaded a rocket that blazed too fast for the netminder to
get across his crease and be in position.
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Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo (41) celebrates with goaltender
Carter Hutton (40) after the Blues defeated the Ottawa Senators at
Scottrade Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Schenn rounded out the scoring with an empty-net goal.
The Senators wasted a four-minute man-advantage early in the second
period while down 1-0. They came within an inch as Derick Brassard
rang a shot off the post, blowing a golden opportunity.
Anderson made 38 saves for the Senators, who are now on a four-game
losing skid.
--Field Level Media
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