
Vladimir Tarasenko scored three times as part of a career-best five-point outing and the St. Louis Blues rolled to their seventh straight win by beating the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Thursday night.
Robert Thomas had five assists to extend his point streak to 11 games, during which he has six goals and 23 points. Pavel Buchnevich, Brandon Saad, and David Perron also scored for the Blues.
Tarasenko has now scored game-winning goals in three straight outings to give him a career-best nine on the season.
Jordan Binnington stopped 35 shots for his second straight win after four consecutive losses.
The winning streak is the Blues’ longest since an 8-0 run from Feb. 18 to March 3, 2020, and they improved to 9-0-1 in their past 10.
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