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Blues score seven points for second time, beat Predators for ninth straight

The St. Louis Blues scored a franchise-record seven second-half goals in an 8-3 victory over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday for a nine-game winning streak. #Bluesscore #sevensecond #defeat #Predatorsninth NASHVILLE — The St. Louis Blues scored their first seven goals in the second period of their ninth straight victory in an 8-3 victory over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday. record. "Of course you get a lot of bounce when everybody's playing well, and of course we got a lot of bounce in the second half," St. Louis forward Jordan Keiro said. "We've been saying that all year. We all know we have a very strong offense, so it's not surprising." Kyrou and Brayden Schenn scored twice each, Calle Rosen scored and assisted and Jordan Binnington made 33 saves for the Blues, who have won 11-0-1 in their last 12 games, while At least 4 goals per game, longest in the NHL since the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins. St. Louis is second in the Central Division, one point ahead of the Minnesota Wild, who beat the San Jose Sharks 5-4 in overtime on Sunday with a game in hand. The Colorado Avalanche won the division championship. "I'm very happy with the team and their performance," said Blues manager Craig Berube. "They're fighting for each other and they're doing well at the moment. It's all about the team. They've got to keep going. We've got to keep working. We've got to keep the game going." VIDEO: STLNSH: Blues score 5 of 7 goals Nick Cousins ​​and Luke Kooning each scored a goal and an assist for the Predators, tied the Dallas Stars for their first wild card in the Western Conference's Stanley Cup playoffs, and led the Vegas Golden Knights by 4 points . Dallas has a game in Nashville and Vegas. "I just think [the Blues] are a super team out there," Cousins ​​said. "They played a lot through the neutral zone. I just think we need to be stronger on the reloads, myself included. They seem to make the most of every opportunity." Juuse Saros scored four of 20 shots but was replaced midway through the second half by David Rittich, who made nine saves from 13 shots. Sarros made 28 saves in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Cousins ​​made it 1-0 with 4:16 of the first quarter, positioning himself at the crease and single-shotting a pass from Mark Borowitzki from behind the net. Schenn equalized at 17:41 to make it 1-1 from a wrist shot in the power play, and Tarasenko made it 1-11 in the second quarter to make it 2-1 , extending his winning streak to five games. "