Blues hope to carry momentum into Calgary

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12/23/2009 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The St. Louis Blues used their highest scoring output of the season last time out to end a lengthy losing streak against one opponent. They will try to use that momentum tonight to pick up a rare victory over the Calgary Flames tonight at Pengrowth Saddledome.

St. Louis exploded for a 7-2 victory in Edmonton on Monday, as 14 of its 18 skaters picked up a point in helping the club halt an eight-game slide to the Oilers. It was the Blues' second win in a row overall and improved their record to 6-4-0 in December this year.

Andy McDonald was the only multi-goal scorer in the win and Alex Steen chipped in with a goal and three assists. Patrik Berglund and Brad Boyes each had a goal and an assist, while Chris Mason made 23 saves in the win.

"To come in here and beat the Oilers was important for us," Blues head coach Andy Murray said. "We had a big win in Vancouver [Sunday night]. We haven't been as good as we've wanted to be in back-to-back games, so it was gratifying to win tonight."

St. Louis' 23rd ranked power play went 4-for-5 on the night, as the Blues have won the first two games of a four-game road trip and seven of their last nine overall as the guest. They are 10-3-3 away from St. Louis this year and try for their first three-game win streak of the season tonight.

However, success in Calgary has been hard to come by for the Blues as of late. They picked up a victory in the Stampede City on March 20 of last season to halt a seven-game skid in Calgary, where they have just five wins and a tie in their last 16 trips.

These two clubs have split a pair of meetings in St. Louis this season, with the Blues winning the most recent matchup last Tuesday. However, they have still lost seven of nine and 14 of their last 17 versus the Flames.

Calgary has lost four of its last five overall, getting beat 5-3 by Nashville on Saturday to fall to 1-1 on a four-game homestand. The Flames are 9-6-1 at home overall this year.

Jarome Iginla had two goals, giving him 19 on the season while ending an eight-game goal-scoring drought. He also had an assist and Dion Phaneuf tallied the other goal.

"We did a good job of coming back tonight," said Calgary coach Brent Sutter. "But we gave them the lead back and I wasn't pleased with the last two goals. We were playing well and just missed our coverage."

Miikka Kiprusoff gave up four goals on 19 shots in the loss.

Calgary has fallen four points behind Colorado for first place in the Northwest Division.

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