Schenn, Barbashev score twice in Blues’ 5-3 win over Preds

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Ivan Barbashev every had two targets and two assists because the St. Louis Blues got here from behind to beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Monday evening.

Ryan O’Reilly added a purpose and two assists within the first assembly between the groups since they performed back-to-back video games in February 2020. St. Louis’ victory left the golf equipment tied for second place within the Central Division with 51 factors apiece.

“I believed it was an awesome effort by our group,“ Blues coach Criag Berube stated. “That’s an excellent group over there. They play onerous. You’ve acquired to actually compete towards them.”

Ville Husso made 32 saves for the Blues. He has gained his previous eight residence selections since shedding to Vegas on April 5, 2021.

Yakov Trenin, Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen scored for Nashville, and Juuse Saros made 24 saves. Saros was pulled for an additional skater with 2:16 remaining.

“We had a breakout resolution that price us the primary one, then they scored the second,“ Predators coach John Hynes stated. “That’s the world of the sport that price us, was simply our rush particulars and understanding when we now have help to be aggressive with our defensemen and once we’re not, in order that’s one thing we now have to clear up.”

Schenn gave St. Louis its first lead when he scored 59 seconds into the second interval to interrupt a 2-all tie. The Blues went on to their 14th comeback win this season.

“It’s simply been the mentality of this tradition and group for some time,” Schenn stated. “We all know we will rating targets. It’s often once we defend higher and play onerous in our personal finish, that’s once we rating much more. It’s simply form of a never-quit mentality.”

Barbashev’s second purpose of the sport and team-leading fifteenth of the season 5:19 into the second put St. Louis up 4-2. It additionally gave topped his earlier season excessive of 14 targets set in 2018-19.

“I don’t actually care about it proper now,” Barbashev stated. “It’s undoubtedly good, however what’s most necessary is the group wins proper now.“

Members of the St. Louis Blues have fun a purpose scored by teammate Brayden Schenn in the course of the third interval of an NHL hockey recreation towards the Nashville Predators, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in St. Louis.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Trenin scored his tenth purpose with 8:27 remaining to chop it to 4-3, however Schenn scored once more at 17:25.

Johansen scored his eleventh of the season on a one-timer from Matt Duchene 4:05 into the sport to provide the Predators a 1-0 lead.

Forsberg skated in and pushed the puck previous Husso from point-blank vary with 4:10 remaining within the first interval for his team-leading nineteenth purpose.

Barbashev answered 19 seconds later by deflecting a centering feed from Schenn to trim the deficit to 2-1.

O’Reilly tied it 2-all along with his ninth purpose and fourth in his final 4 video games on an influence play with 2:13 left within the first.

“We got here out able to play and took it to them fairly good within the first,” Forsberg stated. “I feel we have been battling onerous all through the entire recreation. There’s simply among the execution that form of acquired us.”

PRONGER HONORED

Earlier than the sport, the Blues retired Corridor of Fame defenseman Chris Pronger’s No. 44 sweater. Pronger was acquired from the Hartford Whalers for LW Brendan Shanahan in 1995 and performed in 598 video games with the membership by way of 2004. He grew to become the second participant in NHL historical past to win the Hart and Norris trophies in the identical season in 1999-2000 when the Blues additionally gained the Presidents’ Trophy. However he by no means performed within the Stanley Cup Ultimate till after leaving St. Louis.

“We had quite a lot of good groups after I was right here,” Pronger stated. “We simply weren’t in a position to recover from the hump, and enjoying towards a pair dynasties in Detroit, Dallas and Colorado.”

Pronger labored as an assistant normal supervisor for the Florida Panthers earlier than leaving hockey to start out a journey enterprise along with his spouse.

ROSTER SHUFFLE

Blues forwards David Perron, Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko together with defenseman Colton Parayko all returned to the lineup after being on the COVID-19 listing, and Forsberg additionally returned for Nashville. Ahead Pavel Buchnevich stays in protocols for the Blues and defenseman Mattias Elkholm stays on the COVID-19 listing for the Predators.

UP NEXT

Predators: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday evening to open a three-game homestand.

Blues: On the Seattle Kraken on Friday evening to open a three-game street journey.

___

Extra AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports