The Blues swept a back-to-back against the club directly ahead of them in the standings. Now they try for the elusive third win in a row.

The St. Louis Blues took advantage of the Calgary Flames once again, defeating them 4-1. CF% – 47.95%|| SCF% – 45.12%|| HDCF% – 25.56%|| xGF% – 40.18% It’s a Team Game – In what needed to be one of their best performances of the season the Calgary Flames came out flat footed against a motivated and hungry Blues team.

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Thanks to Schenn’s two goals, Kyrou’s goal of his own and Holloway’s pair of assists, the line combined for five points in another important win over Calgary on Thursday night.

The Blues outshot the Flames 15-7 in the first period and had a 14-4 edge at one point. St. Louis captain Brayden Schenn opened the scoring at 4:55 after a turnover behind the Calgary net, taking a pass from Dylan Holloway and roofing a shot high farside from one knee.

Blues started game with purpose, made early statement; Schenn line was dominant; power play goal late in second stunted Calgary's surge

The Blues completed a two-game sweep of the Flames with a 4-1 win on Thursday, taking all four points from a Calgary team in a series key to playoff hopes.

The Calgary Flames will face the St. Louis Blues for the third and final time this season. Let's revisit their rivalry one last time.

Blues need to run it back if they are serious about gaining ground; Neighbours a game time decision after leaving practice early Wednesday but took part in morning skate; Bolduc will go back in for Texier;

Since Jan. 1, the Flames have scored 16 goals, ranking 26th in the league. They are now just three lamplighters shy of being in the basement of the league, a spot currently occurred by the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks, each with 13 goals.

On Thursday night, for the second time in three days, the Calgary Flames faced the St. Louis Blues on the road. For the second time in three days, they were held to just a single goal and just couldn’t muster enough offence to overcome their mistakes.