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Ivan Barbashev and Pavel Buchnevich both collected one goal and
one assist and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blues, who have
won three straight games. Greiss was especially strong in
stopping all 15 shots he faced in a one-sided second period.
Connor Mackey scored twice and goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 19
shots for the Flames, who have lost five straight games.
The Blues had the early momentum and were rewarded when
Barbashev opened the scoring just over four minutes into the
clash by completing a perfect give-and-go with Robert Thomas for
his fifth goal of the season.
Mackey's first goal of the season pulled the hosts even. Dillon
Dube's shot deflected off both a defender and Mackey into the
net for his first goal of the season with 3:59 remaining in the
opening frame.
Kyrou netted the go-ahead goal at 3:08 of the second period. A
botched two-on-one by the Flames resulted in a four-on-two rush
the other way and ended when Kyrou ripped a top-corner shot
after the cross-ice feed.
Buchnevich made it a 3-1 game four minutes into the third
period. Taking advantage of a poor Flames line change, he was
set up for a chance from the right dot and put his shot off the
far post and in for his 10th of the season
Mackey gave the Flames a jolt of life with his second of the
night, a perfect example of jumping into a rush and taking
advantage of the drop pass, at 7:40 of the third period, but his
costly miscue led to Saad's tally 78 seconds later.
Mackey backhanded a pass from behind his net right to Saad in
the slot, and the Blues forward converted for his seventh of the
season and restored the two-goal edge.
Kyrou's second of the game and 13th of the season 9:59 into the
third later -- a cross-ice pass banked off a defender's skate
and into the net -- rounded out the scoring.
--Field Level Media
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