St. Louis Blues head coach Jim Montgomery praised defenseman Colton Parayko's compete level and leadership skills. (Video courtesy of St. Louis Blues)
The normally defensively-tinted defenseman again contributed offensively during a key win for St. Louis, scoring a goal 49 seconds into the game.
He has two goals and five assists in his last six games, and his seven goals and 16 points in 41 appearances this season put him on pace for career highs in goals, assists and points. He'll also give you about 1.
Colton Parayko is officially the first 99 overall player in NHL 25 Hockey Ultimate Team after a goal against the Calgary Flames on Jan. 14. Parayko's Fantasy Hockey card was issued at 82 overall and increased by +2 overall for every goal the defenseman scored.
Utah HC can draw some confidence from their special teams record, though. They’re 21.8% on the power play and 81.6% on the penalty kill, compared to the Blues' 18.5% and 74.1% in the same respective categories.
Blue Jackets rookie goalie, Greaves, stops all but one Blues shots while they swarmed his net in the third period.
Brayden Schenn scored twice, Jordan Kyrou had his 20th goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set in St. Louis. On Tuesday night, the Blues beat the Flames 2-1.
Brayden Schenn's two goals lead the Blues to a 4-1 win over the Flames, completing a season sweep. St. Louis scored three first-period goals, with Joel Hofer making 28 saves in the victory.
The Utah Hockey Club had an opportunity to play catch-up in the Western Conference playoff race during its seven-game January homestand.
Parayko’s goal was the 23rd this season by a Blues defenseman, which matches their total from all of last year, when St. Louis was 29th in the league in goals
The St. Louis Blues took advantage of the Calgary Flames once again, defeating them 4-1. CF% – 47.95%|| SCF% – 45.12%|| HDCF% – 25.56%|| xGF% – 40.18% It’s a Team Game – In what needed to be one of their best performances of the season the Calgary Flames came out flat footed against a motivated and hungry Blues team.