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Justin Faulk and Jake Neighbours each had a
goal and an assist and Dylan Holloway had three assists for St.
Louis, winners of three straight.
Brady Skjei scored and Juuse Saros, playing in his 400th career
game, made 17 saves for the Predators, losers of three straight.
The Blues entered Tuesday just outside the Western Conference’s
second wild card position, even in points with the Vancouver
Canucks, but having played one more game than Vancouver.
Faulk scored the game’s first goal at 6:04 of the opening period
on a one-timer from above the left faceoff circle with the Blues
on a power play.
Neighbours made it 2-0 with 1:44 remaining in the first,
converting off of a nice pass from Faulk on a 2-on-1. Neighbours
has goals in three-straight.
Skjei scored on a slap shot with less than a second remaining in
the second.
Takeaways
Blues: Tuesday was the first of three games against Nashville in
the span of 10 days for St. Louis. Continuing to pick up points
against the disappointing Predators will be helpful in their
push for a wild-card berth.
Predators: Nashville has struggled to score goals all season and
have scored just two goals over their current three-game skid.
Key moment
With 2:44 remaining in the first and the Blues leading 1-0,
Hofer made a right pad save on a backhand attempt from in close
off the stick of Nashville’s Jonathan Marchessault. Neighbours
doubled the Blues lead one minute later.
Key stat
The Blues went 2 for 2 on the penalty kill Tuesday. They have
not allowed a power-play goal against in five straight games,
going 9 for 9 over that stretch.
Up next
The Blues host the Canucks on Thursday, while the Predators host
Anaheim on Thursday.
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