ST. LOUIS — Desperation and frustration permeated

the St. Louis Blues‘ locker room after Thursday night’s loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.The Blues had blown their second straight two-goal lead in the 7-4 blowout http://www.officialbruinsproonline.com/authentic-adidas-brad-marchand-jersey , drawing audible boos from what was left of the 17,068 in attendance at Enterprise Center as the players left the ice.It was a season high in goals allowed. Starting goalie Jake Allen was pulled in the second period after allowing four goals in 21 shots and backup Chad Johnson didn’t fare any better, allowing three goals in 16 shots.Article continues below ...“We’re giving up odd-man rushes; we’re giving up chances that just are uncharacteristic of this group,” Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said. “Small things make a difference in the game now, especially with the way every team is built, every team can score, so we’ve got to make sure we’re taking care of our end. I’m tired of leaving our goalies out to dry.”Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko went as far as apologizing to the fans.“It (stinks),” Tarasenko said. “If I had more English words I would explain this, but not much. It feels (bad) to be doing this in front of our fans. This is not the most fun time in our life and in my life personally. I don’t know if you can (stink) more and then you get out of it.”The Blues fell to 2-4-3 and are in last place in the Central Division.The locker room was closed for 23 minutes after Thursday’s game, but the players and head coach Mike Yeo declined to comment on what was discussed. It was clear that they are all feeling the heat.“I still believe that we’ll be looking back at this as a turning point,” Yeo said. “Heck, my job should be in question right now. Of course, that comes with the trade, but I’m not going to coach to save my job, I’m going to coach to win a Stanley Cup. I believe in this group.”The Blues hope to turn it around when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. It will be the third meeting already this season between the division rivals and the Blackhawks came away with overtime wins in the first two.The Blackhawks are coming off a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Chicago (6-2-2, 14 points) has won three of its last four.“Didn’t really give up too many chances or too much defensively,” Blackhawks right winger Patrick Kane told NHL.com. “We played pretty rock solid. Two games in a row where we kind of stayed patient. … We had control of the play most of the time and it was nice to finish it off with a couple insurance goals.”Blackhawks center Nick Schmaltz said the team did a good job of controlling play.“I think check pressure and swarming them right away when they get in the offensive zone,” Schmaltz told NHL.com. “Not giving them any zone time and then on offense I think we’re doing a good job spending time with the puck and making them play in their own end.” PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carter Hart made 30 saves for his eighth straight victory, Sean Couturier had a goal and two assists and the Philadelphia Flyers scored four times in the first period to rout the slumping Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Saturday.Michael Raffl Youth Brandon Carlo Jersey , Oskar Lindblom, Phil Varone, Nolan Patrick and Travis Konecny also scored for the Flyers. They have won nine of 10.Adam Henrique and Nick Ritchie scored for Anaheim. The Ducks have lost seven in a row and 19 in the last 21 while ending a forgettable six-game trip.LIGHTNING 5, PENGUINS 4TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Johnson and J.T Miller had third-period goals and Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh to end a two-game skid.Yanni Gourde, Erik Cernak and Anthony Cirelli also scored for the NHL-leading Lightning. They reached 40 wins for the sixth consecutive season.Tanner Pearson, Garrett Wilson, Jared McCann and Bryan Rust scored for Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby played in his 916th game, moving past Mario Lemieux for the most in Penguins history.SHARKS 5, OILERS 2EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Kevin Labanc had his first career hat trick and San Jose beat Edmonton for its fifth straight victory.Evander Kane and Tomas Hertl also scored, and Aaron Dell made 21 saves.Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zack Kassian scored for the Oilers. They have lost seven of eight.PANTHERS 5, CAPITALS 4, OTWASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Hoffman on a power play in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 26 saves to help Florida beat Washington.With Brett Connolly in the penalty box for slashing late in regulation, Hoffman scored 1:31 into overtime. Florida has the NHL’s top power play since Nov. 1.Derrick Brassard scored his second goal in four games since Florida acquired him in a deal with Pittsburgh on Feb. 1. Frank Vatrano, Keith Yandle and Colton Sceviour also scored. Connolly scored twice and Lars Eller and Evgeny Kuznetsov each had a goal for Washington.ISLANDERS 4, AVALANCHE 3, OTNEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Pulock scored his second goal of the game 2:23 into overtime to lift New York past Colorado.Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist, Josh Bailey also scored Womens Charlie McAvoy Jersey , and Robin Lehner stopped 25 shots. The Islanders are 8-1-2 in their last 11 games.Carl Soderberg had a goal and two assists, Erik Johnson had a goal and an assist, and J.T Compher also scored for Colorado. The Avalanche have lost six straight.BLUES 3, PREDATORS 2ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 19th goal, rookie Jordan Binnington made 28 saves and St. Louis beat Nashville for its fifth straight victory.Vince Dunn and Mackenzie MacEachern also scored.Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Johansen scored for Nashville. The teams will meet again Sunday in Nashville.MAPLE LEAFS 4, CANADIENS 3, OTMONTREAL (AP) — John Tavares scored at 2:17 of overtime to lift Toronto past Montreal.Andreas Johnsson, Nikita Zaitsev and William Nylander also scored to help the Maple Leafs extend their winning streak to four games. Frederik Andersen stopped 35 shots.Andrew Shaw, Tomas Tatar and Brendan Gallagher scored for the Canadiens. Carey Price made 28 saves and lost for the first time since Jan. 10.WILD 4, DEVILS 2NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Former Devils star Zach Parise scored the go-ahead goal and Minnesota beat New Jersey to snap a four-game losing streak.Linemates Marcus Foligno, Joel Eriksson Ek and Luke Kunin also scored, and Devan Dubnyk made 16 saves.Brett Seney and Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils.BRUINS 5, KINGS 4, OTBOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal at 2:34 of overtime to lift Boston past Los Angeles.Brad Marchand, David Krejci and Danton Heinen scored in a 3:22 span early in the third period to give the Bruins a 4-2 edge. The Kings rallied to tie it on goals by Nate Thomson and Oscar Fantenberg.Charlie McAvoy added a goal for Boston. Alex Iafallo and Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings.COYOTES 3, STARS 2GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Alex Galchenyuk scored twice and assisted on Alex Goligoski’s goal, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots to help Arizona beat Dallas.The Coyotes ended a five-game losing streak Danton Heinen Jersey Kids , and a nine-game slid against the Stars. Brett Ritchie and Alexander Radulov scored late goals for Dallas.SENATORS 5, JETS 2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Winnipeg native Mark Stone scored twice to help Ottawa beat the Jets.Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel and Zack Smith also scored, and Anders Nilsson made 44 saves. Bryan Little and Josh Morrissey scored Winnipeg. The Jets have lost three straight for the first time this season.SABRES 3, RED WINGS 1BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Casey Mittelstadt and Kyle Okposo scored power-play goals and Buffalo.Conor Sheary also scored, and Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots. Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit.BLUE JACKETS 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cam Atkinson scored two goals less than three minutes apart to lead Columbus past Vegas.Josh Anderson and Artemi Panarin also scored for Columbus. Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves.Nate Schmidt, Jon Merrill and Cody Eakin scored for Vegas, while Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves.CANUCKS 4, FLAMES 3, SOVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored the shootout winner, lifting Vancouver over Calgary.Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 44 of 47 shots and had three more saves in the shootout. Bo Horvat, Josh Leivo and Brock Boeser scored for Vancouver in regulation.The victory snapped a three-game losing skid for the Canucks.Elias Lindholm, Sam Bennett and Andrew Mangiapane scored for Calgary, which lost its second straight for the first time since Dec. 22. David Rittich had 22 saves and made two stops in the shootout.