Staal, Lidstrom named NHL all-star captains

2011-01-19T02:30:22Z

Canadian forward Eric Staal and Swedish blueliner Nicklas Lidstrom have been selected as the NHL all-star team captains, in charge of picking the two teams out of a pool of elite players.

Lidstrom, of the Detroit Red Wings...

Chicago Blackhawks add to hockey all-star line-up

2011-01-11T18:30:29Z

The reigning Stanley Cup champions Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks helped round out the rosters Tuesday for the National Hockey League's all-star game on January 30.

Chicago added forwards Winchester scores tiebreaker in 3rd period, lifts Blues to 3-2 win over Devils

Brad Winchester scored the winning goal 5:15 in the third period and Jaroslav Halak stopped 35 shots to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the slumping

David Backes

2010-11-30T13:31:55Z

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McDonald helps Blues beat Blue Jackets

2010-03-13T19:00:44Z

Andy McDonald has goal, 2 assists in Blues' 5-1 win over Blue Jackets

Andy McDonald had a goal and two assists and the St. Louis Blues scored three times in the second period to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Saturday night.

Canada on Sunday, and they are going to be the targets of a hockey-mad nation's wrath.

While some flag-waving US supporters will surely find their way among 18,000 in Canada Hockey Place, it's the red-clad sea of Canada fans whose screams and yells help create an elect...

Backes scores twice to lead Blues

2010-06-12T05:59:37Z

David Backes scores 2 in 3-goal second period, Blues beat Blackhawks 3-2

David Backes scored twice during a three-goal second period, Chris Mason made 32 saves, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 Wednesday n...

Backes, Conklin lead Blues past Canucks

2010-06-12T05:58:10Z

David Backes scores twice, Ty Conklin makes 29 saves in Blues' 3-1 win over Canucks

David Backes scored twice, and Ty Conklin made 29 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Sunday night.

Backes ope...

Bertuzzi lifts Red Wings past Blues

2010-06-12T06:00:26Z

Todd Bertuzzi scores in shootout, Red Wings beat Blues 4-3

Todd Bertuzzi beat Chris Mason high with a backhander in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturda...

Mason leads Blues past Predators

2010-06-12T06:00:29Z

Chris Mason makes 37 saves, Blues beat Predators 3-1

Chris Mason made 37 saves, and Brad Boyes, David Backes and Paul Kariya scored in the St. Louis Blues' 3-1 victory over the Ed Jovanovski scores in overtime, Coyotes beat Blues 3-2

Ed Jovanovski scored at 3:37 of overtime to give the Phoenix Coyotes a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

Vernon Fiddler's chip popped into th...

Backes scores 4 goals, Blues beat Red Wings

2010-04-16T15:49:08Z

David Backes scores 4 goals to help Blues beat Red Wings 5-4

David Backes scored a career-high four goals, including the go-ahead score with 4:07 left, in the surging St. Louis Blues' 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

David Booth has 3 goals and an assist in Panthers' 5-3 win over Blues

David Booth had three goals and an assist, and the Florida Panthers beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Saturday night to move into fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

Brad Boyes leads Blues past Avalanche, 4-1

Brad Boyes had a goal and an assist in a 31-second span of the second period, and Chris Mason made 23 saves to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Saturday night.

Blues rally for improbable win over Bruins

2010-04-16T15:16:43Z

Blues score 2 goals in final 1:20 of regulation, beat Bruins in shootout.

David Backes scored the tying goal with eighth-tenths of a second left in regulation and the St. Louis Blues went on to beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 in a shootout Monday.

Down 4-2, the Blues rallied on Kozlov scores twice as Capitals beat reeling Blues 4-2 for 5th consecutive victory

Viktor Kozlov had two goals and an assist, and the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-2 victory over the struggling St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

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Boyes goal gives Blues win

2010-04-16T14:03:53Z

Brad Boyes scores in third period to give Blues 4-2 win

Brad Boyes scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and St. Louis Blues beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-2 Sunday.

The Thrashers lost for the sixth time in seven games and the Blues ended a two-game losing streak....

Tkachuk scores twice on power play for Blues

2010-04-16T12:59:21Z

Tkachuk has two of Blues' four power-play goals in 5-2 season-opening over Predators

The St. Louis Blues' decision to use five forwards on the power play looked like a stroke of genius in their opener.

Keith Tkachuk scored two of St. Louis' four goals with the man advantage in a 5-2 victory over the Tkachuk Scores 500th Goal, Adds Assist to Help Blues Beat Blue Jackets

Keith Tkachuk became the 41st player in NHL history to score 500 goals, and added an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Co...

Blues Thrashers Hockey

2010-12-21T19:30:46Z

Atlanta Thrashers center Bryan Little, right, gets checked into the boards by St. Louis Blues center David Backes (42) while chasing the puck during the first period of an

Sharks Blues Hockey

2010-12-18T20:01:49Z

St. Louis Blues' David Backes, left, slides into the net past San Jose Sharks goalie Antero Niittymaki, of Finland, after being tripped while bringing the puck down the ice during the second period of an

Hurricanes Blues Hockey

2010-12-11T20:32:08Z

St. Louis Blues' David Backes, top, falls over Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward during overtime of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, in St. Louis. The Hurricanes won 2-1 in a ...

Ducks Blues Hockey

2010-10-11T14:32:01Z

St. Louis Blues' David Backes, second from right, is congratulated by teammates Eric Brewer (4), David Perron (57) and Brad Boyes (22) after scoring during the first period of an St. Louis Blues' David Backes, right, tries to get his stick on the puck as Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Mathieu Garon defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game ...

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