Stamkos Passes Robitaille as Predators Beat Blues 3-1 for Fourth Straight Win

Steven Stamkos scored a goal and added an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday afternoon, November 7. Ross Colton and Nick Perbix also scored for Nashville. Roman Josi had two assists, and Juuse Saros made 25 saves. The win was the fourth in a row for the Predators, who improved to 8-4-5 and have taken points in seven of their last eight games. Jimmy Snuggerud scored for St. Louis, and Joel Hofer made 26 saves. The Blues lost their third game in a row and finished a four game road trip with one win, two losses and one overtime loss.

Stamkos ties it and reaches a milestone

St. Louis scored first. Snuggerud put the Blues ahead at 13:07 of the first period. Nashville answered on the power play less than three minutes later. Stamkos tied the game 1-1 at 16:07, with Mavrik Bourque and Josi assisting. The goal was the 10th of the season for Stamkos and the 248th power play goal of his career. That moved him past Luc Robitaille, who scored 247, into fifth place on the NHL all time power play goals list, Reuters reported. The teams went to the first intermission tied 1-1.

Nashville wore its Hometown Remix jerseys for the first time on Saturday, the team reported on NHL.com. In warmups, every Predators player wore the name DOLLY across the shoulders in place of his own name.

Colton puts Nashville ahead

Colton gave Nashville its first lead at 9:02 of the second period. He snapped a shot from the high slot past a screened Hofer for his fifth goal of the season, with Jack Drury and Josi assisting. Josi finished the game with two assists. Nashville protected the 2-1 lead through the rest of the second period and deep into the third. The Predators blocked 18 shots in the game, and Saros stopped every St. Louis shot after the first period. Hofer kept the Blues close at the other end and finished with 26 saves.

Saros and Perbix close it out

St. Louis pulled Hofer late in the third period, and Perbix scored into the empty net with 1:29 left to play. Stamkos and Filip Forsberg assisted on the goal. It was the second goal in three games for Perbix. Saros made 25 saves in all and earned his fifth win of the season. Reuters reported it was his 12th career win against the Blues. Nashville moved into third place in the Central Division with the win. Saturday was the second of four meetings between the two teams this season. Nashville won the first meeting 5-2 on October 17. The Predators play next at the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, November 10. The Blues return home to play the Chicago Blackhawks on November 10.