St. Louis beat Anaheim, Dostal scored 4 goals, Crosby ended a long stretch without a goal and the Penguins got an important win

St. Louis earned an important two points in the battle for playoff position. Robert Thomas was the hero for the home team, twice beating Czech goalie Lukas Dostal and St. Louis defeated Anaheim 4-2. Sidney Crosby ended a streak without goal.

Anaheim troubled the favorite for two periods

Joel Hofer, who started his 25th game of the season, got the nod in goal for the home team. Czech goalie Lukáš Dostál was in goal for the Ducks. And Anaheim was surprisingly setting the pace from the first period on.

Hofer was beaten at 13:41 by Troy Terry, who scored his 19th goal of the season, and Anaheim surprisingly took the lead in St. Louis. The Blues desperately needed to score in this game on their ice, as they are four points behind the playoff position.

Lukas Dostal was beaten for the first time in the game in the second period after Kevin Hayes scored in the 35th minute to tie the game. The final period was in full control of the home team. St. Louis scored 3 goals in this stretch of the game and Robert Thomas was able to score twice.

In addition, Pavel Buchnevich scored three points for assists. St. Louis earned an important victory and moved up to 9th place in the Western Conference standings, 4 points behind the Los Angeles Kings. In addition, the Blues decided the game on the power play. They were able to capitalize on these opportunities a total of three times in this game.

Sidney Crosby got a goal after 11 games

In the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detriot Red Wings (6:3) the home team from Pittsburgh got an important victory in the playoffs. It was only the second win in the last 6 games. In addition, captain Sidney Crosby finally broke his shooting jinx in the game.

At the end of the first period he put his team up 2:1 and broke his shooting jinx. It lasted for an unprecedented 11 games. He also had an assist in this game and improved his total points this season to 68 in 67 games played for 33 goals and 35 assists and is the team’s most productive player.

Crosby scored a goal for the first time since Feb. 25. With the win, Pittsburgh moved into 11th place in the Eastern Conference, where Detroit holds the last playoff spot, and the Penguins cut the gap to the playoff position from seven to five points.

Crosby scored his 583rd goal in the regular season and, as he has been defending the Penguins’ colors his entire career, he tied Wayne Gretzky for seventh place in historical statistics in goals scored for one team, having scored the same number of goals for Edmonton.

Source: NHL