ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko asserted that the St. Louis Blues were a better team than the one that had dropped seven of its first nine games following a 7-4 loss Thursday against the Columbus Blue JacketsTarasenko followed up Saturday night by scoring two goals Womens Zach Parise Jersey , and Ryan O’Reilly and Zach Sanford each had three points as the Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 to snap a two-game skid.“This is really emotional for us,” Tarasenko said. “Everyone understands how important this game was.”Tyler Bozak converted a pass from Oskar Sundqvist for his second goal of the season to put St. Louis up 4-2.Jake Allen stopped 16 of 19 shots before exiting with 1:01 remaining in the second period after Sanford collided with him, shoving him into his own net. Chad Johnson entered in relief and stopped all five shots he faced.Allen improved to 3-2-3 this season. Blues coach Mike Yeo did not have an update on Allen’s status after the game.Corey Crawford allowed six goals on 36 shots and fell to 3-2-0.“Obviously, they were disappointed with what’s gone on here and they had a good response,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “We were still right in the hockey game, though. Had some decent looks there in the third when we had the puck in our end. We had some good looks, but we gave up too much around our net.”Patrick Kane scored a pair of goals and added an assist to give him 59 points in 60 career regular-season games against St. Louis. His second goal of the game came when he took a pass from Artem Anisimov to cut Chicago’s deficit to 4-3 and push himself into the NHL lead with 11 goals on the season.Tarasenko put the Blues ahead for good in the second when he scored his third of the season with Erik Gustafsson in the penalty box to give St. Louis a 3-2 lead.Tarasenko added some insurance when he pushed an Alex Pietrangelo rebound past Crawford for his fourth of the season. Tarasenko has three goals in his last two games after going scoreless in his previous six.St. Louis added goals from Pietrangelo and Alexander Steen late in the third period to outscore Chicago 3-0 in the final stanza. It marks the first time St. Louis has held its opponent scoreless in the third period this season.“We just want to stay aggressive, that’s aggressive defensively, aggressive offensively,” Yeo said. “We’ve been pressing for wins, and with that it’s kind of human nature that mentally you kind of get scared to lose if things aren’t going bad.”Sanford put St. Louis ahead 2-1 when he scored his third goal in just his fifth game since being recalled from the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage on Oct. 15 for his first NHL action since the 2016-2017 season. He added a pair of assists to give him his first career three-point game.“I got a great opportunity Cam Ward Jersey Womens , and I think I’ve done a pretty good job of taking advantage of it,” Sanford said. “My linemates have been a great help, the whole team as well.”O’Reilly opened the scoring for St. Louis just 18 seconds into the game with his third goal of the season.Kane followed with his first of the game 3:29 later to tie it 1-all.NOTES: O’Reilly extended his point streak to five games (three goals, six assists). … D Jay Bouwmeester had an assist to give him 400 career points, and 100 with the Blues. … Kane also extended his point streak to five games (six goals, three assists). … Chicago lost its first Saturday game after starting the season 3-0-0.UP NEXTBlackhawks: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.Blues: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks gave Pittsburgh a head start — and still grounded the surging Penguins.Again.Dylan Strome broke a tie 1:48 into the third period and the Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh 5-3 on Sunday night to end the Penguins’ winning streak at eight games.“We’re not going to quit, we’re going to play until the end,” Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton said. “It certainly wasn’t the start we wanted, we kind of gifted a couple, but credit to those guys in there. I was really happy with how hard we competed and it was nice to see the guys get rewarded.”Strome scored seconds after a power-play expired, beating fallen goalie Casey DeSmith off a pass from Patrick Kane. Jonathan Toews added an empty-net goal and had an assist to run his points streak to six games.Alex DeBrincat scored on a power play for his 19th of the season http://www.islandersfanproshop.com/authentic-adam-pelech-jersey , and Chris Kunitz and Duncan Keith both scored their first for the Blackhawks. They won their 10th straight against the Penguins, including five straight in Pittsburgh. The Blackhawks haven’t lost to the Penguins since March 30, 2014, in Pittsburgh.“Considering (Pittsburgh) won eight in a row coming into the game, they’ve obviously been feeling pretty good about themselves,” Kane said. “I think it’s a team we can kind of compare ourselves too as far as what happened in the past and different history, so a lot of us get excited to play these guys.”Chicago snapped a two-game skid and has won three of five and six of nine following an eight-game losing streak in November.Kane had three assists. He’s the 20th player in NHL history and the first American-born skater to begin his career with at least 12 straight seasons with 30-plus assists. Cam Ward stopped 31 shots.“It’s nice to beat one of the top teams in the league,” Kane said. “I think we know the recipe for success, the way we need to play and the way the coaches want us to play to be successful. If we do these things, we give ourselves a chance every night.”Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist and Derick Brassard scored for the Penguins Anders Lee Jersey , and DeSmith stopped 26 shots.Pittsburgh scored twice in the first 4:33.Hornqvist opened the scoring at 2:43 with a blocker-side, one-timer from the right faceoff dot, and Guentzel gave Pittsburgh a two-goal lead when he swept a rebound underneath Ward from the top of the crease.Penguins coach Mike Sullivan was happy with his team’s start, but he said his players were “lured into a track meet” the rest of the way against the Blackhawks.“(Chicago) has a quick transition game and they like to stretch the ice,” Sullivan said. “They’re looking for a quick-strike attack, so you have to make sure you manage the puck. If you don’t take care of the puck, you’re going to play into their hands and play the game they want to play.”DeBrincat put Chicago on the board with a power-play goal. He scored his eighth goal in 13 games on a one-timer from Kane.Kunitz tied it for Chicago at 6:46 of the second period. Kunitz, who won three Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh, scored on a night when the Penguins honored their 2009 Stanley Cup championship team.“Building good friendships and having those good memories is something you never forget,” Kunitz said.The Penguins regained the lead at 9:49 of the second when Brassard squeezed a one-timer from Phil Kessel between Ward’s pads from the right circle. Keith tied it at 3 with a slap shot from the left point just as a power play expired.“I think that was a real positive, finding a way to get back into it Andrew Ladd Jersey , crawl back into it, take the lead and keep it,” Keith said. “We worked hard and got what we deserved.”NOTES: Penguins’ D Kris Letang played in his 722nd career game, tied with Rick Kehoe for sixth on the franchise list. Letang’s assist gives him a seven-game points streak. … Chicago D Erik Gustafsson has a five-game points streak after registering an assist. . F Drake Caggiula made his Blackhawks debut after he was acquired in a trade with Edmonton on Dec. 31. … Penguins D Justin Schultz, who has not played since Oct. 13, skated on his own for the first time before Pittsburgh’s practice Saturday.UP NEXTBlackhawks: Host Calgary on Monday night.Penguins: Host Florida on Tuesday night.