- The St. Louis Blues seek their third consecutive win
tonight when they welcome the Phoenix Coyotes to the Scottrade Center.
The mini spurt comes after the club lost its first three matches. On Saturday,
Radek Dvorak's third-period goal proved to be the game winner as St. Louis
defeated Chicago, 4-3, in the Gateway City.
Dvorak also added an assist and Lee Stempniak had two helpers for the Blues,
while Manny Legace stopped 19-of-22 shots in net.
Jamie Rivers, Bill Guerin and Martin Rucinsky had the other goals in the
victory, as the Blues rallied from a 2-0 deficit.
St. Louis' opening three losses were on the road out West, while the winning
streak has coincided with the beginning of a four-game homestand. The Blues
will finish the current set on Friday against Vancouver.
Phoenix, meanwhile, has lost the last four contests after beginning its season
with a win. On Saturday the Coyotes dropped a 4-1 tilt in Nashville, as Paul
Kariya and Scott Hartnell each posted a goal and an assist to lift the
Predators to their first victory of the campaign.
Curtis Joseph allowed four goals on 25 shots while Fredrik Sjostrom scored the
lone goal of the game for the Coyotes. Wayne Gretzky's club managed its only
triumph of the season on opening night, defeating the NY Islanders, 6-3, at
home on October 5.
The Coyotes finish a four-game road trip tonight and will host Los Angeles on
Thursday.
Phoenix won three of the four meetings with St. Louis last season and is 5-2-1
in the last eight clashes overall.
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