Nikita Nesterenko and Sam Colangelo scored for the Ducks (17-19-5), who had won four of six (4-1-1). Lukas Dostal was pulled after allowing six goals on 22 shots. John Gibson stopped all 12 shots he faced in relief.

The St. Louis Blues secured a hard-fought 5-4 shootout win over the Vegas Golden Knights Monday. With this win, the Blues improved to a 23-21-4 record and are one point behind the Calgary Flames for the second wild card in the Western Conference.

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St. Louis Robert Thomas scored two goals leading his team to 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks Thursday at Enterprise Center.

ST. LOUIS — Robert Thomas scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Thursday night. Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Tucker and ...

ST. LOUIS — Robert Thomas scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Thursday night. Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Tucker and ...

The Ducks got off to a rocky start on a season-long six-game road trip, tonight falling 6-2 to the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. NHL GAMECENTER | DUCKS STREAM The loss dropped Anaheim to 17-19-5 on the season,

The Ducks road trip was primed as a "make or break" endeavor and they were thoroughly outplayed at nearly every turn. They went 1-4-1, were shutout three times, outscored by a total of 24-8, and outshot 206-155.

Blues defenseman Cam Fowler made an impact in the matchup, scoring in the second period to give St. Louis a 4-2 lead. With this, the 33-year-old is continuing to show that the Blues made the right call acquiring him from the Anaheim Ducks back in December.

When Cam Fowler scored a power-play goal during the second period of Monday afternoon’s 5-4 shootout win in Vegas, it marked the third straight game with a power-play goal for