St. Louis 4, Anaheim 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, March 12, 2018
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Dave Jackson
Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz, Mark Wheler
Attendance:
16312
By Field Level Media
Four players scored a goal each and Jake Allen made 20 saves for just his fourth win in 21 games Monday night as the St. Louis Blues dumped the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 in a matchup of Western Conference playoff hopefuls at Honda Center in Anaheim.
Patrik Berglund gave St. Louis valuable insurance with his ninth goal at 11:28 of the third period, taking a pass in the high slot from Kyle Brodziak and wiring a wrister by John Gibson. It was the second straight win for the Blues, who moved within a point of Colorado for the conference's last playoff spot, three days before they host the Avalanche.
Derek Grant pulled the Ducks within a marker at 6:15 with his ninth goal, deflecting a Chris Kelly shot, but Anaheim couldn't avoid its third straight loss. It stayed at 80 points, good for third in the Pacific Division, after going 7-1-1 in its previous nine games.
After earning a slight territorial edge in the first period, St. Louis cashed it in at 17:30. Drop passes from Brayden Schenn and Alex Pietrangelo found Robert Bortuzzo, who snapped a shot past the stick of Gibson for his third goal of the season.
Ivan Barbashev made it 2-0 at 3:00 of the second period by being in the right place at the right time. Gibson stopped the initial shot by Nikita Soshnikov, but Barbashev pounced on the rebound at the goalmouth and shoveled it into a yawning cage.
Corey Perry brought Anaheim within 2-1 on his 15th goal at 4:17. Ryan Getzlaf teed him up at the right post with a great pass from the left circle, and Allen had no chance.
But the Blues responded with Vladimir Sobotka's 10th goal of the season at 16:50. Jordan Schmaltz found him with a pass from the right point, and Sobotka's spinning wrister at the left post caromed off Gibson's left pad and trickled over the goal line.
Gibson finished with 19 saves on 23 shots.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| St. Louis |
|
Anaheim |
|
Ivan Barbashev 2 |
Points |
Derek Grant 1 |
|
Ivan Barbashev 1 |
Goals |
Derek Grant 1 |
|
Alex Pietrangelo 2 |
Assists |
Ryan Getzlaf 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jake Allen .909 |
Save Percentage |
John Gibson .826 |
|
Jake Allen 20 |
Saves |
John Gibson 19 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| St. Louis
|
23 |
4 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
2 |
21 |
| Anaheim
|
22 |
2 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
2 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Ducks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .472 after a loss.
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Blues have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .485 after a loss.