The St. Louis Blues scored seven times in the second period en route to an easy 8-3 win over the Nashville Predators.
At some point in the middle period, the Blues had a 7-1 lead over the home team and the engagement was not over.
Goalkeepers David Rittich and Juuse Saros had a painful evening and the word is weak. Left to themselves, they might not contain the attack of the Blues. They gave up eight times on 36 pitches.
The Blues set a club record for most goals in a period.
Jordan Binnington had 33 for the Blues, who have won their last nine games.
Nashville has lost two of its last three games.
The seven goals once morest in one period is the highest total allowed by the Predators franchise.
The only moment of celebration for Preds fans came early in the game when Nick Cousins scored his ninth of the season less than five minutes into the game to give Nashville the lead.
Brayden SchennJordan Kyrou and Calle Rosen each scored twice in the win.
Vladimir Tarasenko was the author of a goal and two assists.
Nathan Walker got the other for the Blues.
Ivan Barbashev, Ryan O’Reilly and Colton Parayko each had two assists.
Other Predators goals came from Luke Kunin and Dante Fabbro.
Terry and Grant take charge of the Blue Jackets
Troy Terry and Derek Grant had three points apiece to lead the Ducks to a 6-4 win Sunday at Honda Center in Anaheim.
Terry was the first to find the back of the net in the game when he scored his 35e of the season following three minutes and 17 seconds of play in the first period.
Jake Bean then scored the first of his two goals exactly 50 seconds later. Terry’s second in that game preceded Gerry Mayhew’s ninth of the season to give the Ducks a two-goal lead before the end of the first period.
Bean and Sean Kuraly scored in the middle period to put everyone on a level playing field in the third period.
Returning from the locker room in the third, the Ducks struck twice in the first four minutes thanks to goals from Trevor Zegras and Cam Fowler. Rookie Cole Sillinger made it one goal a few minutes later, but Derek Grant sealed the game with an empty-netter.
Quebecer Jean-François Bérubé finished the game with 26 saves on 31 shots for the Blue Jackets. At the other end of the ice, John Gibson earned the victory by saving 31 pucks.
In addition to having to forego the services of Patrik Laine (upper body), the Blue Jackets saw defender Zach Werenski retired to the locker room in the first period due to an upper body injury.
