4 goals in 5 shots help Blues prevail

The St. Louis Blues quickly made the most of their limited opportunities. Jaden Schwartz knocked home his own rebound and the Blues scored four times in a five-shot span on the way to beating the Red Wings 6-1 on Saturday in Detroit.

Vladimir Sobotka, Scottie Upshall, Jay Bouwmeester, Brayden Schenn and Dmitrij Jaskin also had goals for the Blues in their third straight victory.

“That really didn’t seem like a 6-1 game,” Bouwmeester said. “We had the lead for most of it, but we weren’t playing great.”

Frans Nielsen scored for Detroit, which has won just once in its past eight games.

Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard continued his struggles of the past few weeks, allowing four or more goals for the fifth time in eight starts.

Shortly after killing off a high-sticking penalty, the Blues opened the scoring at 11:50 of the first period. The Blues made it 2-0 at 4:07 of the second period.

St. Louis made it three goals on three consecutive shots when Upshall got loose on a breakaway to make it 3-0 at 6:17 of the second period.

Bouwmeester’s shot deflected off the stick of defenseman Mike Green and over Howard’s glove at 16:26 of the second period for the Blues’ fourth goal on five shots. Avalanche 7, Panthers 3: Nathan MacKinnon and Alexander Kerfoot scored 41 seconds apart in the second period and visiting Colorado snapped a four-game skid. Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson left late in the third with an undisclosed injury. “I think he blocked a shot,” coach Jared Bednar said. “I haven’t talked to the trainers.”

Lightning 4, Jets 3: Brayden Point scored 36 seconds into overtime and host Tampa Bay completed a perfect four-game homestand. Point put back a backhander past Connor Hellebuyck for the win. Winnipeg defenseman Dustin Byfuglien left with a lower-body injury. Golden Knights 5, Stars 3: David Perron, Reilly Smith and Brayden McNabb scored in a span of 3:37 during the second period, and visiting Las Vegas won its fourth in a row. Perron’s power-play goal at 4:58 broke a 1-all tie. Maple Leafs 4, Penguins 3: Tyler Bozak scored two goals, and visiting Toronto got off to a fast start in a victory over Pittsburgh. Conner Brown and James van Riemsdyk scored in the first 1:42 of the game, and Bozak also scored in the first period. Bruins 3, Islanders 1: Brad Marchand and Jake DeBrusk scored, Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots and host Boston won for the eighth time in 10 games.

Rangers 5, Devils 2: Mats Zuccarello scored twice as New York beat visiting New Jersey. Blue Jackets 1, Coyotes 0: Josh Anderson scored 30 seconds into the game and Sergei Bobrovsky did the rest, recording his 23rd career shutout for host Columbus. Kings 3, Hurricanes, 2: Tanner Pearson scored on his own rebound 4:41 into overtime and host Los Angeles edged Carolina for its eighth consecutive victory.

Flames 4, Canucks 2: Sam Bennett scored the tie-breaking goal with 1:10 left in regulation and host Calgary rallied for a win over Vancouver.

Oilers 6, Canadiens 2: Jujhar Khaira had two goals to lead visiting Edmonton past Montreal.