Recap
Blues score seven in Ottawa behind Suter and McTavish
The St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 7-2 on Tuesday at Canadian Tire Centre. The Blues never trailed, leading 1-0 after the first and 3-1 after the second before scoring four times in the third. St. Louis outshot Ottawa 26-17.
Pius Suter opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal at 14:28 of the first period, his 2nd of the season, assisted by Colton Parayko and Pavel Buchnevich. Jake Neighbours made it 2-0 in the second before Claude Giroux got Ottawa on the board at 17:52. Mason McTavish answered 33 seconds later, a goal that stood as the winner. The Blues then scored five goals in a row, adding goals from Suter, Neighbours, McTavish on the power play and Adam Jiricek in the third. Fabian Zetterlund's power play goal made it 7-2 late in the period.
Suter finished with 2 goals and an assist, McTavish had 2 goals and an assist, Neighbours scored twice, and Pavel Buchnevich chipped in 3 assists. Joel Hofer made 15 saves on 17 shots for the win, while Samuel Ersson stopped 19 of 26 in the loss. The Blues have won 2 games in a row and are 3-2-1; the Senators are 5-2-0.
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