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Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and assist and
Brandon Saad also scored for the Blues, who snapped a four-game
losing streak.
Justin Faulk had two assists for St. Louis and Jordan Binnington
made 32 saves.
Dominik Kubalik and Mathieu Joseph scored and Joonas Korpisalo
had 26 saves for the Senators, who lost for the sixth time in
nine games.
The Blues started fast, producing the first 10 shots on goal and
outshooting the Senators 14-6 while taking a 1-0 lead. Thomas
put them on the board by taking a home-run pass from Faulk and
scoring on a breakaway with a shot through Korpisalo's pads.
Thomas struck again in the second period, this time by
deflecting Faulk's point shot on goal, then backhanding the
rebound into the net.
Saad made it 3-0 just 3:25 later. Defenseman Nick Leddy sliced
in through the left circle, froze Korpisalo with a fake, then
slid a cross-ice pass to Saad outside the right post for an easy
conversion.
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk sought to shift the game's
momentum by fighting Blues defenseman Tyler Tucker midway
through the second period.
Shortly thereafter, Kubalik cut the St. Louis lead to 3-1 by
burying a backhand shot on a clean break-in.
Buchnevich pushed the Blues' lead to 4-1 7:07 into the third
period by scoring with a one-timer from the slot after some
back-and-forth passing with Jordan Kyrou.
Batherson cut Ottawa's deficit to 4-2 by deflecting Ridly
Grieg's shot with 1:34 left to play.
--Field Level Media
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