BLUES 3, COYOTES 1

Coyotes’ scoring woes continue in another loss to Blues

Different goalie. Same result. The Coyotes’ offensive struggles against the Blues continued Wednesday as St. Louis backup Carter Hutton posted 22 saves in a 3-1 win at Gila River Arena after No. 1 Jake Allen stymied Arizona 4-1 on Monday when this homeand-home series began.

Overall, the Blues finished the three-game series having surrendered only two goals to the Coyotes, as they blanked Arizona 3-0 on March 18.

St. Louis tested backup Louis Domingue often, and the pressure paid off. The Blues scored their first 9:16 into the first period when center Patrik Berglund handcuffed Domingue with a rising shot – this after winger Scottie Upshall had a pair of breakaway looks on Domingue early that the netminder fought off.

In the second, the Blues tacked on another when winger Vladimir Tarasenko wired a rebound off a Jay Bouwmeester shot by Domingue at 2:25. St. Louis reached the 30-shot plateau before the period ended. Domingue had 39 saves.

Arizona erased Hutton’s shutout bid in the third on the power play on a shot from defenseman Alex Goligoski. Rookie Clayton Keller earned his first NHL point with a secondary assist on the play. The Coyotes went 1-for-3. St. Louis also was 1-for-3 with the man advantage as winger David Perron added an empty-netter on the power play with 20 seconds to go. This loss dropped the Coyotes to 1-6-1 in their last eight games. They’ve also scored a combined four goals over their past four games.