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BOX SCORE
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Pierre Turgeon's assault on NHL goalies
continued Saturday.
|  | | Vancouver's Peter Schaefer, right, pushes St. Louis' Jamal Mayers into the net while goalie Felix Potvin covers the puck. |
The St. Louis center scored two goals to give the Blues a 4-2
victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
The game marked the second consecutive game Turgeon had two
goals and he has 21 on the season. He's had four consecutive seasons with 20 or more goals.
Turgeon has 11 goals and 29 points in his last 18 games.
"I've got to say it's probably my best hockey right now,"
Turgeon said. "I don't think I've ever been hotter."
Blues coach Joel Quenneville agreed.
"He's unreal right now," Quenneville said. "He's making
things happen for us every game."
At 11:59 of the first period, Turgeon scored a power-play goal
to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead.
Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi tied the game at 13:13 of the second
period when he backhanded his seventh goal of the season past St.
Louis goaltender Roman Turek.
Pavol Demitra gave the Blues a 2-1 lead when he scored 32
seconds into the third period to make it 2-1. The goal was
Demitra's 17th of the season and first since Dec. 26.
Turgeon scored his second of the game when he stole the puck and
beat goalie Felix Potvin on the short side at 7:38 of the third
period.
"I thought he was going to go one way and he came from the
other direction," Potvin said. "It hit me in the chest, went
under my arm and rolled in."
Vancouver got as close as 3-2 when Mattias Ohlund, playing in
his second game of the season, scored his first goal at 10:08 of
the third. Ohlund missed Vancouver's 37 previous games after being
struck in the eye with a puck.
St. Louis added another goal when Mike Eastwood was credited
with his 14th goal at 18:52. The puck did not go in but Vancouver
defenseman Ed Jovanovski threw his stick at the puck and referee
Paul Devorski awarded it to St. Louis.
Vancouver coach Marc Crawford was irate at the call. He had to
be restrained by an assistant.
"The one thing I accomplished is I get to look like an idiot on
ESPN and CBC," Crawford said.
The game extended St. Louis' winning streak against the Canucks
to 11 games. The Blues last lost to the Canucks on Dec. 15, 1996.
The Blues ran their unbeaten streak to six games and have only
lost two of their past 14 games. St. Louis has lost only once in
its past eight home games.
Turek made 19 saves and ran his personal unbeaten streak to five
games. It was Turek's 50th career victory.
Potvin, who made 28 saves, hasn't won since Dec. 22.
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ALSO SEE
NHL Scoreboard
Vancouver Clubhouse
St. Louis Clubhouse
Turgeon still in playoff mode
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NY Islanders 5
Boston 2
Buffalo 7
Ottawa 4
NY Rangers 5
Toronto 3
Washington 3
Atlanta 0
Detroit 5
Anaheim 3
New Jersey 4
Phoenix 3
Nashville 6
Chicago 3
Philadelphia 6
Pittsburgh 2
St. Louis 4
Vancouver 2
Calgary 3
Tampa Bay 2
Florida 4
San Jose 2
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