DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Nov. 26, 2022 – STARS 1 @ AVALANCHE 4
The Stars saw their seven-game point streak (4-0-3) end in a 4-1 defeat to the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Saturday. Forward Joe Pavelski (1-0—1) tallied the lone goal, his 10th of the season, while defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-1—1) and forward Jason Robertson (0-1—1) picked up the helpers. With an assist, Robertson’s point streak reached 15 games (16-12—28), tied for the second-longest point streak in franchise history (1967-present). (More on Robertson’s point streak on the next page). Making his eighth start of the season, goaltender Scott Wedgewood turned aside 32 of 36 shots in his fourth loss of the season (4-4-1). PP: 1-5 | PK: 3-4 | SF: 42 | SA: 36 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (26:57 – game high) | Attendance: 18,129 Three Stars: 1. COL – A. Georgiev 2. COL – J. Manson 3. COL – D. Hunt
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Mon., Nov. 28, 2022 St. Louis Blues 7 p.m. Enterprise Center BSSW/KTCK
Thu., Dec. 1, 2022 Anaheim Ducks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Sun., Dec. 4, 2022 Minnesota Wild 2 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Tue., Dec. 6, 2022 Toronto Maple Leafs 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center ESPN+/KTCK
Thu., Dec. 8, 2022 Ottawa Senators 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 18 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 19 – Recalled forward Matej Blumel from Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Loaned forward Matej Blumel to Texas (AHL)
Nov. 22 – Recalled forward Fredrik Karlstrom from Texas (AHL)
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 14
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars wrap up a two-game road trip Monday evening against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center (7 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the first of three games between the Central Division rivals and one of two in St. Louis. These clubs won’t meet again until the final two games of the regular season when they play a rare home-and-home back-to-back set April 12 at Enterprise Center and April 13 at American Airlines Center.
I TRACED AWAY THE FOG SO I COULD SEE THE MISSISSIPPI ON HER KNEES
- The Stars went 1-3-0 against the Blues last season, including an 0-2-0 mark on the road. Dallas’ lone victory came at American Airlines Center, a 4-1 triumph on Nov. 20, 2021.
- Dallas enters Monday’s game with points in three of the past seven games against St. Louis (2-4-1).
- The Stars have also logged points in nine of the previous 16 meetings with the Blues, posting an 8-7-1 record over that span.
- Additionally, the Stars have registered points in two of the past four (1-2-1) and four of the past seven (3-3-1) at Enterprise Center.
- Dallas is 115-130-55 all-time against St. Louis, including a 44-80-27 mark on the road.
- Captain Jamie Benn has logged five points (2-3—5) in his past seven games against the Blues and has 10 points (7-3—10) over his past 11 against them.
- Benn leads all current Stars with 21 goals and 44 points (21-23—44) in 48 career games against the Blues.
- Forward Joe Pavelski has 11 goals and 27 points (11-16—27) in 52 career games against St. Louis, including 14 points (5-9—14) in 27 career road contests against them.
- Defenseman Ryan Suter leads all current Stars with 32 assists and has 39 points (7-32—39) in a team-leading 86 career games vs. St. Louis.
- Forward Jason Robertson has goals (2-0—2) in each of his past two trips to St. Louis and now has points (2-1—3) in three consecutive games against them.
- Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-1-0 with a 2.53 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in two career appearances vs. St. Louis.
- Netminder Scott Wedgewood has one career appearance against the Blues, going 1-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .944 SV%.
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Nov. 28 at St. Louis
April 12, 2023 at St. Louis
April 13, 2023 vs. St. Louis
I WANT TO GET STUCK IN YOUR HEAD LIKE ‘EVERLONG’ PLAYING ON THE LATE NIGHT RADIO
- With an assist (0-1—1) against Colorado on Nov. 26, forward Jason Robertson extended his point streak to 15 games (16-12—28), tied for the second-longest point streak in franchise history (1967-present). Only Brian Bellows’ 20-game point streak from Jan. 11-Feb. 21, 1986 with the Minnesota North Stars is longer.
- Only five active players have recorded a longer point streak age 23 or younger: Paul Stastny (20 GP in 2006-07), Sidney Crosby (19 GP 2007-08 & 16 GP in 2008-09), Steven Stamkos (18 GP in 2009-10), Phil Kessel (18 GP in 2008-09) and Robert Thomas (17 GP in 2021-22).
- He has goals in 12 of his 15 games on his current point streak and has 10 multi-point efforts over that span, including three consecutive multi-goal performances (Nov. 21 vs. Colorado, Nov. 23 vs. Chicago and Nov. 25 vs. Winnipeg).
- His string of multi-goal games Nov. 21-25 placed him in a tie with Dino Ciccarelli (2x in 1981-82) and Mike Modano (2001-02) for the second longest such run in franchise history. Ciccarelli owns the longest stretch of multi-goal outings at four contests, a mark set in 1983-84.
- With a league-best 25 points in November (14-11—25), Robertson is the third player in franchise history with 25-plus points in a single month, joining Tom McCarthy (12-15—27 in Nov. 1983) and Neal Broten (5-20—25 in Jan. 1984 & 10-15—25 in Feb. 1982).
- Robertson has the outright lead in goals (18) and ranks second in points (18-17—35), trailing only Connor McDavid (36) in that category.
- The 23-year-old holds the second longest point streak in the NHL this season, behind only Mitchell Marner’s active 16-game run.
- Robertson had goals in six consecutive games from Oct. 27-Nov. 8, becoming the fifth player in franchise history to have a goal streak of six games or more before turning 24, and the second player in Dallas Stars history (1993-present) to do so. Robertson followed Neal Broten from Jan. 23-Feb. 4, 1982 (7-12—19 in 7 GP), Jamie Benn from March 1-11, 2011 (6-1—7 in 6 GP), Mike Modano from Feb. 29-March 10, 1992 (7-2—9 in 6 GP) and Danny Grant from Oct. 16-29, 1969 (6-1—7 in 6 GP).
- Robertson was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the week ending Nov. 6 after registering eight points (4-4—8) and scoring in all three of his outings to push his goal streak to a career-high five games (dating to Oct. 27: 6-5—11). (His goal streak would reach six games with a tally on Nov. 8 at Winnipeg).
- The Arcadia, California native is averaging better than a point-per-game pace through his four NHL seasons (76-84—160 in 150 GP).
Below is a look at Robertson’s past 15 games
DATE G A P
Nov. 26 @ COL 0 1 1
Nov. 25 vs. WPG 2 1 3
Nov. 23 vs. CHI 2 0 2
Nov. 21 vs. COL 2 0 2
Nov. 19 vs. NYI 1 0 1
Nov. 17 @ FLA 0 1 1
Nov. 15 @ TBL 1 1 2
Nov. 13 @ PHI 1 1 2
Nov. 11 vs. SJS 0 2 2
Nov. 8 @ WPG 1 0 1
Nov. 5 @ EDM 1 2 3
Nov. 3 @ ARI 2 0 2
Nov. 1 vs. LA 1 2 3
Oct. 29 vs. NYR 1 1 2
Oct. 27 vs. WSH 1 0 1
TOTAL: 16 12 28
I’M QUITE ALIGNED TO YOUR DESIGN
- With his 157th career power-play goal scored on Nov. 26 at Colorado, forward Joe Pavelski tied Mike Modano for the fourth most by a U.S.-born player. (Jeremy Roenick is third all-time with 184 PPG). It marked Pavelski’s 10th goal of the season and the 431st of his NHL career.
- The goal also placed him in a tie with Chris Chelios (948) for 12th all-time in points among U.S.-born skaters.
- With a goal on Nov. 15 against Tampa Bay, Pavelski (430) took over sole possession of eighth place all-time in goals among U.S.- born skaters. The only active U.S.-born skater with more is Patrick Kane (433).
- Pavelski has seven multi-point games on the season and 43 since joining the Stars in 2019-20.
- Only two Stars have notched more multi-point games for the franchise than Pavelski over that span: Jason Robertson (48) and Roope Hintz (46).
- Pavelski has points (6-11—17) in 11 of his past 14 games and 14 of 22 overall (10-14—24).
- Through 22 games this season, the Plover, Wisconsin native shares second on the Stars in goals (10) and points (10-14—24) and is tied for third in assists (14). He also leads the club in plus-minus (+15), ranks second in even-strength points (5-11—16) and shares fourth in even-strength goals (5).
FEELS LIKE I’VE KNOWN YOU FOR A LIFETIME
- Captain Jamie Benn has 13 points (6-7—13) over his past nine games and 24 points (10-14—24) overall (22 GP).
- With the most points in a single month in his career (10-11—21), Benn trails only Jason Robertson (14-11—25) for the most points by any player in the NHL during the month of November. He also ranks fourth during that time in goals (10).
- Benn registered his ninth multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist (1-1—2) against Winnipeg on Nov. 25.
- Benn recorded the 45th multi-goal game of his NHL career on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose and moved within two of tying Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth place on the Stars/North Stars franchise’s all-time list.
- With a hat trick (3-0—3) against the Oilers on Nov. 5, Benn (333) surpassed Dino Ciccarelli (332) for sole possession of third place among franchise leaders (1967-present) in goals.
- In addition, Benn (7) trails only Ciccarelli (14) and Bill Goldsworthy (8) for the most three-goal outings in Stars/North Stars franchise history (1967-present). Note: Mike Modano also had seven hat tricks with the Stars/North Stars franchise.
- Among team leaders, the 33-year-old shares second in goals (10) and points (10-14—24) and is tied third in assists (14). He also ranks second in power-play points (11) and shares second in power-play goals (4).
- In the dot, Benn ranks second on the club in faceoff wins (137), faceoffs taken (228) and faceoff win percentage (60.1%).
WHEN YOU BELIEVED IN ME IT BROUGHT US TOGETHER
- Forward Ty Dellandrea has three points (1-2—3) in his past four games.
- The 22-year-old had a career-best three-game point streak (1-2—3) from Nov. 21-25.
- On the PK, Dellandrea ranks second among Stars forwards in shorthanded TOI per game (2:39) and total shorthanded TOI (58:28). He also ranks third among forwards in hits (29) and blocked shots (15).
- Dellandrea has 12 points (3-9—12) in 22 games this season with Dallas.
- Dellandrea also has five points (2-3—5) in his past six games and has found the scoresheet in eight of his past 12 games overall (3-5—8).
- Dellandrea scored his first goal of the season on Nov. 3 at Arizona (1-0—1) and recorded his first multi-point game of 2022-23 on Nov. 17 at Florida (1-1—2).
- Entering the 2022-23 season, Dellandrea had five points (3-2—5) in 27 regular-season games from 2020-22.
JUST KNOW I ALWAYS SEE YOU IN A GOLDEN LIGHT
- Stars forward Roope Hintz had 10-game point streak from Oct. 27-Nov. 17.
- Hintz tallied 15 points (6-9—15) over his 10-game point streak, including four multi-point efforts.
- He has points in 12 of his past 13 games overall (6-11—17) and 24 points (8-16—24) in 20 games this season.
- With two goals on his 26th birthday on Nov. 17 at Florida, Hintz became just the second player in franchise history (1967-present) to score multiple goals on his birthday (also Dave Gagner, Dec. 11, 1990).
- Hintz co-leads the Stars in assists (16), shares second in points (8-16—24) and ranks fourth in goals (8). He also ranks third in powerplay points (1-7—8) and is one of four players on the Stars to have shorthanded goals this season (also Radek Faksa, Luke Glendening and Joel Kiviranta).
- The Tampere, Finland native also ranks second on the club in points per game (1.20) and ranks fifth with a +12 rating.
- Hintz and Robertson became the third pair of Stars/North Stars teammates with simultaneous 10-game point streaks, joining Brian Bellows and Neal Broten (10 GP from Jan. 23-Feb. 13, 1986) as well as Steve Payne and Bobby Smith (10 GP from Feb. 10-28, 1980).
I SET THE SCENE, YOU SЕT THE PACE NO MATTER THЕ TIME, THE VIBE OR PLACE
- With his first of two assists (0-2—2) on Nov. 19 against the New York Islanders, forward Tyler Seguin recorded career point No. 700, becoming the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point mark.
- Seguin leads the 2010 draft class in both points (309-395—704) and goals (309) and ranks fifth with a +66 rating. He also leads the class with 55 game-winning goals and ranks third with nine overtime markers.
- The Brampton, Ontario native enters Monday’s contest with seven points (1-6—7) in his past six games and 18 points (4-14—18) in 22 games overall this season.
YOU CAUGHT ME IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME, SO I’LL JUST DIVE RIGHT IN
- Defensemen Colin Miller and Esa Lindell are among the league’s leaders in plus-minus for defensemen.
- Miller – who has finished with a plus or even rating in 17 of his 21 games this season – and Lindell share sixth among league blueliners with a +13 rating.
- Miller is +6 over his past five games and has points in three of the five (0-3—3).
- Among team leaders, the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native ranks fourth overall in hits (37) and fifth in blocked shots (22).
- Lindell is +6 over his past six games combined and has finished with a plus or even rating in 18 of his 22 games this season.
- The Vantaa, Finland native tied his single game high with a +4 rating on Nov. 3 at Arizona.
- Lindell ranks third on the squad in hits (38) and blocked shots (31) and ranks second among Stars defensemen with eight points (2-6—8) in 22 games.
- The 28-year-old matched a career-high with three points (1-2—3) on Nov. 13 at Philadelphia.
RECAPPING DALLAS’ EPIC THIRD-PERIOD COMEBACK VS. CHICAGO
- On Nov. 23 vs. Chicago, the Stars allowed a goal at 9:37 of the third period to fall behind 4-1 but ended up winning 6-4. No other team in NHL history has allowed a goal that late in the game to fall behind by 3+ goals and came back to win in regulation.
- The Stars’ comeback victory marked the second time in franchise history (1967-present) the club won a game in regulation after overcoming a three-goal, third-period deficit. The only other such instance was Nov. 29, 1983 vs. Pittsburgh (6-4 W).
- This was, however, the first time in franchise history that the club won a game in regulation after overcoming a three-goal, third-period deficit with under 10 minutes remaining in regulation.
- Dallas erased a 4-1 deficit on goals from Jamie Benn, Mason Marchment and Ty Dellandrea in a span of 3:57. Radek Faksa’s go-ahead tally (and eventual game winner) came just 4:15 later.
- Prior to the game vs. Chicago, the Stars/North Stars had overcome a 3+ goal deficit in the final 10 minutes of regulation and won in three different instances, all in overtime or a shootout: March 30, 2007 at Detroit (max deficit: 3; won 4-3 in a shootout), Oct. 21, 1993 at Ottawa (max deficit: 4; won 6-5 in OT) and Nov. 26, 1983 at Toronto (max deficit: 3; won 7-6 in OT).
- The Stars became the first team to earn a third-goal, third-period comeback win this season.
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 9)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 79
Recent Transactions
November
23 – Activated defenseman Robert Bortuzzo off injured reserve
23 – Assigned defenseman Tyler Tucker to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
10 – Placed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on injured reserve with an upper-body injury
10 – Recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
BLUES VS. STARS
-This will be the first of 3 matchups between the Blues and Stars this season (Apr. 12 in STL & Apr. 13 in DAL)
-The Blues went 3-1-0 against Dallas last season (2-0-0 at home; 1-1-0 away)
-The Blues are 7-1-1 in their last 9 games against the Stars (reg. season)
-The Blues have won 3 straight games against the Stars at Enterprise Center and have earned points in 5 straight games against Dallas at home (4-0-1)
-Going back to Dec. 12, 2015, the Blues are 11-2-1 in 14 regular season games against Dallas at Enterprise Center
-The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 straight games against Dallas, going 7 for 21 (33.3%) on the power play in those 5 games
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
12/1 – vs. Carolina
12/3 – at Pittsburgh
12/5 – at NY Rangers
12/6 – at NY Islanders
12/8 – vs. Winnipeg
COMEBACK KIDS
-The Blues recorded a 3-goal 3rd period comeback to win in overtime on a goal by Kyrou on Saturday at Florida
-The Blues overcame a 3-goal third period deficit to win for the third time in franchise history (Dec. 14, 2019 vs. Chicago & Nov. 29, 2000 at Toronto)
-The Oilers also recorded a 3-goal third period comeback win on Saturday at the New York Rangers, marking just the 6th time in NHL history that 2 different teams earned a 3-goal third period comeback victory on the same day
-The Blues’ and Oilers’ 3-goal third period comeback wins were the 2nd and 3rd time this season a team has rallied after being down by 3 in the third period to win (Dallas on Nov. 23 vs. Chicago, 6-4 win)
BLUES POST HISTORIC 7-GAME WIN STREAK
-The Blues won 7 straight games (Nov. 10-21) following an 8-game losing streak (all of which came in regulation)
-Their 7-game win streak is the longest winning streak in NHL history by a team immediately after they suffered losses in eight or more consecutive games
-In the 4 major North American Sports Leagues, a team has posted a win streak of 7+ games after losing 8+ straight games just 6 times in NBA history and just 16 times in MLB history
-The last team to post a 7+ game win streak after losing 8+ games in a row, was the Houston Rockets (NBA), who won 7 straight games following a 15-game losing streak last season
-Since Nov. 10 vs. San Jose, the Blues’ 8 wins share the most in the NHL with New Jersey
-The Blues have scored 38 goals since Nov. 10, which is the most in the NHL (2. Dallas, 37)
-Since Nov. 10, Buchnevich and Kyrou share 2nd in the NHL with 14 points (1. Robertson, 16), while Thomas shares 9th in the NHL with 12 points
-Thomas’ leads the NHL with 6 power play assists and ranks 2nd with 10 assists since Nov. 10 (1. Karlsson, 12)
WIN STREAK BEFORE AND DURING (NHL Ranks*)
Oct. 15-Nov. 9 (9 games) Nov. 10 – Nov. 21 (7 games)
Points: 6 (T-31st) Points: 14 (1st)
Wins: 3 (T-31st) Wins: 7 (1st)
GF/G: 2.09 (32nd) GF/G: 4.14 (5th)
GA/G: 3.91 (29th) GA/G: 2.29 (7th)
PP%: 20.7% (18th) PP%: 26.3% (11th)
FAST STARTS ARE KEY FOR BLUES
-The Blues are 6-1-0 this season when leading after the first period and are 7-0-0 when leading after 2 periods
-Their 6 wins when leading after the first share 9th in the NHL (1. Boston, 12-0-0), while their 7 wins when leading after the 2nd share 13th in the NHL (1. New Jersey, 15-0-0)
-The Blues are also 9-3-0 this season when scoring first
-Their 9 wins when scoring first share 8th in the NHL (1. Boston/New Jersey/Vegas, 12)
DEFENSEMEN BIG REASON FOR BLUES SUCCESS
-The Blues defensemen have accounted for 16.4% of the Blues’ goals this season, which ranks 10th in the NHL (1. NYI, 23.4%)
-The Blues are 7-0-0 this season when a defenseman scores
-Their 10 goals share the 12th most by a defensive unit in the NHL (1. NYI, 18)
-They have also contributed 4 game-winning goals, which shares 2nd in the NHL (1. Boston, 5)
-Torey Krug and Justin Faulk share the team lead among defensemen with 4 goals, which also shares 9th in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Karlsson, 11)
-Torey Krug’s 3 power play goals share the lead on the Blues (Buchnevich/Kyrou) and share 3rd in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Dahlin/Makar, 4)
-Justin Faulk’s 2 game-winning goals share the 4th most among all defensemen in the NHL (1. Fox/Karlsson/Morrissey, 3)
BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 532-303-99 record
-Their 532 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 553)
-The Blues have made the postseason 10 out of the 12 seasons since Armstrong became GM, 1 of 5 teams in the NHL to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (PIT, 12/WSH, 11/BOS & NSH, 10)
-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10) -Since 2010-11, the Blues share 7th with 2.92 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.21) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.58 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.46)
-The Blues also have the 3rd best penalty kill (82.8%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.3%), and have the 5th best power play (20.8%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)
BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Jordan Binnington, who has 99 career wins in 178 GP, will become the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue with his next win (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)
-Binnington is on pace to become the 3rd fastest goaltender to reach 100 wins with the Blues
-Binnington also shares 7th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 11 shutouts, just 1 of 8 goaltenders in franchise history to record at least 11 shutouts
Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:
- Brian Elliott – 175 GP
- Jake Allen – 176 GP
- Curtis Joseph – 209 GP
BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 167-91-36 record (370 points)
-The Blues 370 points since Nov. 18, 2018, rank 10th in the NHL (1. TBL, 401), while their 167 wins also rank 10th (1. TBL, 190)
-Their 3.22 goals per game share 8th in the NHL under Berube (1. FLA, 3.54)
-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.83 goals against per game under Berube, which ranks 10th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.51)
-The Blues also share the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 23.8% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.7%)
-Last season on Dec. 29 vs. EDM, Berube became the 7th different coach in NHL history to win 200 games and play in at least 1,000 career games
Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 242 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384
BINNINGTON FINDING HIS FORM
-During the Blues’ 7-game win streak, Jordan Binnington posted a 6-0-0 record, with a 2.00 GAA and a .940 SV%
-Since Nov. 10, Binnington’s 6 wins are the most in the NHL
-Binnington is 5-3-0 on the road this season, with a 2.76 GAA, a .916 SV%, and 1 shutout -His 5 road wins this season share 4th in the NHL (1. Georgiev/Thompson/Shesterkin, 6)
BUCHNEVICH STEPPING UP FOR BLUES
-Pavel Buchnevich recorded 4 points (2g, 2a) on Nov. 19 vs. Anaheim, the 2nd 4-point game of his career (also: Mar. 17, 2021 w/ NYR: 2g, 2a vs. PHI)
-Buchnevich has a 6-game point streak (5g, 5a)
-Buchnevich also has 14 points in his last 10 games (5g, 9a), after posting just 2 points (1g, 1a) in his first 6 games of the season
-Since Nov. 10, Buchnevich shares 2nd in the NHL with 14 points (5g, 9a) (1. Robertson, 16), and shares 3rd in the NHL with 9 assists (1. Karlsson, 12)
-Buchnevich shares 1st on the Blues this season with 3 power play goals (Krug/Kyrou)
-Buchnevich set career-highs with 30 goals, 46 assists, and 76 points last season
BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn ranks 3rd on the Blues with 17 points this season (6g, 11a) (1. Thomas, 19)
-He also shares 2nd on the Blues with 6 goals (1. Kyrou, 9) and shares 2nd with 11 assists (1. Thomas, 15)
-Schenn has 5 points in his last 6 games (3g, 2a)
-Schenn has recorded at least 1 point in 13 of the Blues’ 21 games this season
-Schenn recorded 10 points in the first 10 games of the season, matching the 2nd best start of his career in the first 10 games of the season (10 points (6g, 4a) in 2020-21 in first 10 games / 11 points, (8g, 3a) in 2019-20 in first 10 games)
-Schenn has 24 power play goals since the start of the 2019-20 season, which ranks 2nd among all Blues in that span (1. Perron, 26)
KYROU FINDING HIS SCORING TOUCH
-Jordan Kyrou scored twice, including his first career overtime winner, on Saturday at Florida
-Kyrou now has an 8-game point streak (5g, 8a), which is a new career-high (Previously 7-game point streak 2x)
-Saturday was also Kyrou’s 10th career multi-goal game, which is the 3rd most among all Blues since his debut in 2018-19 (Perron – 14 / Tarasenko – 13)
-Kyrou leads the Blues with 9 goals and shares 1st on the team with 3 power play goals (Buchnevich/Krug) and 7 power play points (Thomas)
-Since Nov. 10, Kyrou shares 2nd in the NHL with 14 points (1. Robertson, 16) and shares 6th in the NHL with 6 goals (1. Robertson, 9)
-Kyrou now has 15 points (6g, 9a) in his last 12 games after recording just 3 points (3g) in his first 9 games of the season
THE CAPTAIN IS COMING ALIVE
-Ryan O’Reilly has 8 points in his last 9 games (4g, 4a)
-O’Reilly has recorded 9 points (5g, 4a) in his last 11 games after just recording 1 point (1g) in his first 10 games of the season
-O’Reilly scored the Blues’ first shorthanded goal of the season on Nov. 16 at Chicago, the 11th of his career
-Nov. 12 at Vegas was O’Reilly’s 300th game as a Blue
ALEXANDROV CALLED UP TO THE NHL
-The Blues recalled forward Nikita Alexandrov, along with forward Josh Leivo, from the Springfield Thunderbirds on Nov. 9
-Alexandrov, who was drafted by the Blues in the 2nd round (62nd overall) in 2019, made his NHL debut on Nov. 10 vs. San Jose, recording 2 hits and 2 shots in 9:31 TOI
-On Nov. 16 at Chicago, Alexandrov recorded his first career NHL point with an assist
-The Blues won the first 7 games Alexandrov played, which is the 2nd longest winning streak to start a career in franchise history (1. Reed Low, 8 straight wins to start career from Oct. 13 – Nov. 2, 2000)
-Alexandrov has posted 8 points (4g, 4a) in 9 games with Springfield this season
-He posted 30 points (12g, 18a) in 67 games with Springfield last season, which was his first full season in the AHL
-He also posted 8 points (2g, 8a) in 18 playoff games last season, helping the Springfield Thunderbirds reach the AHL Calder Cup Finals
