Victory eludes slumping Ducks

They fall to 1-6 in last seven after defeat to hot Blues and still seek regulation win.

ST. LOUIS 3 DUCKS 1

ST. LOUIS — Justin Faulk had a power-play goal late in the third period, and the St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory over the Ducks on Monday night.

Faulk’s goal broke a 1-1 tie with 4:13 left in the game. The Blues’ winning streak is the longest in NHL history for a team immediately following a losing streak of eight games or more in regulation.

Noel Acciari scored in the first period and added an empty-netter to seal the win. Jordan Binnington made 27 saves for St. Louis.

Cam Fowler scored and John Gibson made 23 saves for the Ducks (5-13-1), who have lost six of their last seven and are the only team in the NHL without a regulation win 19 games into the season.

The Ducks had chances to tie it late, including a partial breakaway by Troy Terry.

Acciari gave the Blues (10-8-0) the lead just 11 seconds into the game. Brayden Schenn set it up by stealing the puck from Fowler and feeding it to a wide-open Acciari in front of the net.

It was the sixth-fastest goal to start a game in Blues history. Alexander Steen and Greg Paslawski share the record at eight seconds.

Fowler made up for the early miscue by tying the score with just 17.5 seconds left in the first, banking a shot off Blues defenseman Nick Leddy’s leg.

The Ducks killed off a pair of Blues power plays in a scoreless second period. Gibson made a sprawling glove save on a Jordan Kyrou chance during the first man advantage.

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Though Fowler scored, his three-game multipoint streak ended. Fowler is one of four defensemen in Ducks history to have had multiple points in three straight games and the first since Scott Niedermayer in 200809 . ... Ducks center Adam Henrique’s six-game point streak also ended . ... Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk (lower body) returned after missing four games. Shattenkirk played for the Blues from 2010 to 2017 . ... Blues defenseman Torey Krug was in pregame warmups but left the ice early before being ruled out.