St. Louis Blues

After the Colorado Avalanche shut out the St. Louis Blues on the road, coach Patrick Roy was still throwing down.

The Anaheim Ducks are within one point of the first-place St. Louis Blues in the NHL's Western Conference, and they lead the Pacific Division by three points over San Jose following a 3-2 comeback win against Edmonton.

The already close NHL Western Conference race could really tighten up tonight as the leading Blues and second-place Sharks are both in action.

The defending Stanley Cup champs have pulled within four points of St. Louis for the NHL's Western Conference lead.

The Dallas Stars are back on the ice tonight in St. Louis after a harrowing experience cut short their home game against Columbus last night.

Buffalo Sabres netminder Ryan Miller had been among the most sought-after players heading into next week's NHL trade deadline. Not anymore.

This is the first busy night of play in the NHL since the Olympic break ended, with 12 games on the agenda. Chicago resumes its season tied with St. Louis for first place in the Central Division and tonight the Blackhawks are in New York facing the Rangers while the Blues have the night off.

St. Louis can take over the top spot in the NHL's Central Division tonight. The Blues, who are tied for first with Chicago with 67 points, are on the road for a game with the Canucks in Vancouver. The Blackhawks are taking the night off.

The NHL bunches 13 games into the pre-holiday schedule including surging St. Louis and Chicago.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alexander Steen scored his league-leading 15th and 16th goals and the St. Louis Blues' slumping power play woke up with three goals in a 7-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. St. Louis has won seven of nine and is off to the fastest start in franchise history with 12 wins in its first 17 games...