Pavel Buchnevich and Brandon Saad on Thursday combined for three goals in a 32-second span in the second period, helping to send the St Louis Blues to a 4-0 victory over the New York Islanders.
Buchnevich also scored midway through the third period, finishing his fourth career hat-trick. Robert Thomas had three assists, and Jordan Kyrou had two.
“We got the two points and that’s important,” Buchnevich said. “Anybody can score. Good for your own confidence.”
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Jordan Binnington made 38 saves for career win No. 137, moving him into a tie with Curtis Joseph for third on the franchise wins list.
It was Binnington’s third shutout of the season and No. 15 for his career.
“It’s one day at a time,” Binnington said. “This league is too hard to get too high. I’ve experienced that. Just got to stay with it and just have that passion every day and remember what you’re working for.”
The Blues had dropped two in a row and three of four overall.
Semyon Varlamov made 21 saves for the Islanders, who fell to 1-2-2 in their past five games.
St Louis grabbed control with their scoring outburst in the second period. It was the fastest three goals in franchise history, surpassing the previous best of 36 seconds against the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 15, 1993.
Saad scored a power-play goal on 4 minutes, 38 seconds for his 16th of the season. Buchnevich then got the next two at 4 minutes, 45 seconds and 5 minutes, 10 seconds.
It was the fastest two goals by a Blues player since Pavol Demitra in 25 seconds on Nov. 11, 2000.
Elsewhere on Thursday, it was:
‧ Devils 1, Rangers 5
‧ Flames 3, Bruins 2
‧ Knights 3, Maple Leafs 7
‧ Hurricanes 1, Panthers 0
‧ Kings 1, Predators 4
‧ Kraken 5, Canucks 2
‧ Lightning 3, Capitals 5
‧ Penguins 4, Canadiens 1
‧ Red Wings 2, Avalanche 1, OT
‧ Senators 4, Stars 1
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