ST. LOUIS — The reunion went well for Ryan O’Reilly.The St. Louis Blues center scored a goal in the team’s 4-1 win over Buffalo on Thursday night http://www.officiallightningprostore.com/authentic-adidas-anton-stralman-jersey , his first game against the Sabres since a trade brought O’Reilly to St. Louis in the offseason.“It’s a big game for us in general, coming off the break and trying to get back into the hunt here,” O’Reilly told NHL.com. “It’s a big game, especially against a team like that, being traded from. It always means a bit more. It feels really good to win that one.”Article continues below ...The Blues — who host the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday — have a lot of work to do to get back into the playoff hunt, but at least it seems they are finally finding some consistency. The win over the Sabres was the team’s fifth in its last seven games.Still, the Blues (15-16-4, 34 points) are seven points out of a playoff spot.But the Blues have a chance to take advantage of home ice. Thursday’s win was the first of a five-game home stand.Blues goalie Jake Allen continued his strong play with 30 saves against the Sabres. Forward Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist, while forward Pat Maroon and defenseman Jay Bouwmeester also scored.The Blues know that this stretch may define whether they can make run at the playoffs or not.“I think we’re at the point where we’ve probably played four or five good games out of the past six or seven,” Allen told NHL.com. “So, we’ve built a little bit of something Womens Brayden Point Jersey , but we still have a long way to go. We’re still a below .500 team right now. We’re trending in the right direction, I think we can’t take our foot off the gas at all. There’s really no time left now. If we can keep this going, we should be able to get back in shooting distance anyway.”The Blues will try to keep it going against the Penguins Saturday night. It is the first meeting between the two clubs this season after they split two games last season.The Penguins are coming off a 5-2 win over Detroit on Thursday. Pittsburgh has won four straight games.On Thursday, the Penguins also signed left winger Jake Guentzel to a five-year, $30 million contract extension.“It’s exciting. It’s where I want to be,” Guentzel told NHL.com. “It was my first time through it, but when it came about, I was pretty excited and glad to get it done and move forward. Whenever you can get it done and just focus on playing now, it’s always nice.”Guentzel, playing on a line with center Sidney Crosby, has 33 points (15 goals Braydon Coburn Jersey , 18 assists) in 36 games this season and his 23 postseason goals are tied for seventh-most in franchise history.“He certainly is deserving,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan told NHL.com. “He’s played extremely well for this organization in his time here. He’s been part of one of the Stanley Cups that we’ve won. He’s had great playoff runs each year. And he’s been a consistent player for us. We’re certainly thrilled for him, but we’re thrilled for the Penguins as well. We just think it’s a great deal for both sides.” WASHINGTON (AP) — Tomas Hertl completed his hat trick by scoring in overtime, and the San Jose Sharks withstood Alex Ovechkin’s three goals to beat the Washington Capitals 7-6 on Tuesday night and hand the defending Stanley Cup champions their sixth consecutive defeat.Hertl scored 2:48 into the 3-on-3 session, and a handful of hats were tossed onto the ice. Many more cascaded down earlier after Ovechkin’s third hat trick this season and 23rd of his career, but that came in a losing effort because of Evander Kane’s dramatic goal that helped the Sharks end their three-game skid.With goaltender Martin Jones pulled for an extra attacker, Kane beat Braden Holtby with a second left in regulation for his second of the night. Holtby allowed seven goals on 43 shots in what was not one of the All-Star goalie’s finest performances.Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture also scored for San Jose, which has allowed six goals in each of its past four games.T.J. Oshie, Andre Burakovsky and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington, which has lost six in a row for the first time since the 2013-14 season.BLACKHAWKS 3, ISLANDERS 2 J.T. Miller Jersey , SOCHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane scored in the shootout as Chicago halted New York’s five-game winning streak.Toews scored on a backhander and Kane beat Robin Lehner between the pads after nearly pulling to a stop. Cam Ward stopped Josh Bailey and Mathew Barzal to give the Blackhawks their second straight victory following a five-game slide.Toews and Dylan Strome scored power-play goals in regulation for Chicago. Strome connected during a 5-on-3 advantage in the second period to end the Islanders‘ shutout streak at 158 minutes, 58 seconds.Valtteri Filppula and Barzal scored in regulation for the Metropolitan Division leaders, who lost for just the third time in 15 games.Ward stopped 34 shots through overtime. Lehner made 38 saves for the Islanders, who came into the game off two straight shutouts.Chicago’s Alex DeBrincat had two assists and Kane had one to extend his point streak to nine games.FLAMES 3, HURRICANES 2, OTCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund scored 15 seconds into overtime to give Calgary a victory over Carolina.Calgary (33-13-5) heads into the All-Star break as the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, six points up on San Jose.Oliver Kylington and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Flames, who finished 9-1-1 in January. David Rittich made 33 saves to improve to 8-0-2 in his last 10 starts.Sebastian Aho tied it for Carolina with 44 seconds left in regulation. Dougie Hamilton also scored for the Hurricanes, and Peter Mrazek stopped 22 shots.It was the first game between the teams since Bill Peters resigned as coach of the Hurricanes after four seasons and was hired by the Flames in April 2018.RED WINGS 3, OILERS 2EDMONTON Authentic Louis Domingue Jersey , Alberta (AP) — Luke Glendening scored twice and Detroit headed into the All-Star break with a win over Edmonton.Dylan Larkin had a goal for the Red Wings, who snapped their two-game skid. Jimmy Howard made 32 saves.Leon Draisaitl and Matt Benning scored for the Oilers, who have lost three in a row.COYOTES 3, SENATORS 2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Vinnie Hinostroza scored twice and added an assist to lead Arizona over Ottawa.Derek Stepan also scored for the Coyotes, who are 6-1-1 in their past eight games. Darcy Kuemper stopped 25 shots.Bobby Ryan and Ryan Dzingel had the goals for the Senators. Craig Anderson, making his second start after missing 12 games with a concussion, finished with 30 saves. ST. LOUIS — The reunion went well for Ryan O’Reilly.The St. Louis Blues center scored a goal in the team’s 4-1 win over Buffalo on Thursday night http://www.officiallightningprostore.com/authentic-adidas-anton-stralman-jersey , his first game against the Sabres since a trade brought O’Reilly to St. Louis in the offseason.“It’s a big game for us in general, coming off the break and trying to get back into the hunt here,” O’Reilly told NHL.com. “It’s a big game, especially against a team like that, being traded from. It always means a bit more. It feels really good to win that one.”Article continues below ...The Blues — who host the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday — have a lot of work to do to get back into the playoff hunt, but at least it seems they are finally finding some consistency. The win over the Sabres was the team’s fifth in its last seven games.Still, the Blues (15-16-4, 34 points) are seven points out of a playoff spot.But the Blues have a chance to take advantage of home ice. Thursday’s win was the first of a five-game home stand.Blues goalie Jake Allen continued his strong play with 30 saves against the Sabres. Forward Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist, while forward Pat Maroon and defenseman Jay Bouwmeester also scored.The Blues know that this stretch may define whether they can make run at the playoffs or not.“I think we’re at the point where we’ve probably played four or five good games out of the past six or seven,” Allen told NHL.com. “So, we’ve built a little bit of something Womens Brayden Point Jersey , but we still have a long way to go. We’re still a below .500 team right now. We’re trending in the right direction, I think we can’t take our foot off the gas at all. There’s really no time left now. If we can keep this going, we should be able to get back in shooting distance anyway.”The Blues will try to keep it going against the Penguins Saturday night. It is the first meeting between the two clubs this season after they split two games last season.The Penguins are coming off a 5-2 win over Detroit on Thursday. Pittsburgh has won four straight games.On Thursday, the Penguins also signed left winger Jake Guentzel to a five-year, $30 million contract extension.“It’s exciting. It’s where I want to be,” Guentzel told NHL.com. “It was my first time through it, but when it came about, I was pretty excited and glad to get it done and move forward. Whenever you can get it done and just focus on playing now, it’s always nice.”Guentzel, playing on a line with center Sidney Crosby, has 33 points (15 goals Braydon Coburn Jersey , 18 assists) in 36 games this season and his 23 postseason goals are tied for seventh-most in franchise history.“He certainly is deserving,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan told NHL.com. “He’s played extremely well for this organization in his time here. He’s been part of one of the Stanley Cups that we’ve won. He’s had great playoff runs each year. And he’s been a consistent player for us. We’re certainly thrilled for him, but we’re thrilled for the Penguins as well. We just think it’s a great deal for both sides.” WASHINGTON (AP) — Tomas Hertl completed his hat trick by scoring in overtime, and the San Jose Sharks withstood Alex Ovechkin’s three goals to beat the Washington Capitals 7-6 on Tuesday night and hand the defending Stanley Cup champions their sixth consecutive defeat.Hertl scored 2:48 into the 3-on-3 session, and a handful of hats were tossed onto the ice. Many more cascaded down earlier after Ovechkin’s third hat trick this season and 23rd of his career, but that came in a losing effort because of Evander Kane’s dramatic goal that helped the Sharks end their three-game skid.With goaltender Martin Jones pulled for an extra attacker, Kane beat Braden Holtby with a second left in regulation for his second of the night. Holtby allowed seven goals on 43 shots in what was not one of the All-Star goalie’s finest performances.Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture also scored for San Jose, which has allowed six goals in each of its past four games.T.J. Oshie, Andre Burakovsky and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington, which has lost six in a row for the first time since the 2013-14 season.BLACKHAWKS 3, ISLANDERS 2 J.T. Miller Jersey , SOCHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane scored in the shootout as Chicago halted New York’s five-game winning streak.Toews scored on a backhander and Kane beat Robin Lehner between the pads after nearly pulling to a stop. Cam Ward stopped Josh Bailey and Mathew Barzal to give the Blackhawks their second straight victory following a five-game slide.Toews and Dylan Strome scored power-play goals in regulation for Chicago. Strome connected during a 5-on-3 advantage in the second period to end the Islanders‘ shutout streak at 158 minutes, 58 seconds.Valtteri Filppula and Barzal scored in regulation for the Metropolitan Division leaders, who lost for just the third time in 15 games.Ward stopped 34 shots through overtime. Lehner made 38 saves for the Islanders, who came into the game off two straight shutouts.Chicago’s Alex DeBrincat had two assists and Kane had one to extend his point streak to nine games.FLAMES 3, HURRICANES 2, OTCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund scored 15 seconds into overtime to give Calgary a victory over Carolina.Calgary (33-13-5) heads into the All-Star break as the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, six points up on San Jose.Oliver Kylington and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Flames, who finished 9-1-1 in January. David Rittich made 33 saves to improve to 8-0-2 in his last 10 starts.Sebastian Aho tied it for Carolina with 44 seconds left in regulation. Dougie Hamilton also scored for the Hurricanes, and Peter Mrazek stopped 22 shots.It was the first game between the teams since Bill Peters resigned as coach of the Hurricanes after four seasons and was hired by the Flames in April 2018.RED WINGS 3, OILERS 2EDMONTON Authentic Louis Domingue Jersey , Alberta (AP) — Luke Glendening scored twice and Detroit headed into the All-Star break with a win over Edmonton.Dylan Larkin had a goal for the Red Wings, who snapped their two-game skid. Jimmy Howard made 32 saves.Leon Draisaitl and Matt Benning scored for the Oilers, who have lost three in a row.COYOTES 3, SENATORS 2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Vinnie Hinostroza scored twice and added an assist to lead Arizona over Ottawa.Derek Stepan also scored for the Coyotes, who are 6-1-1 in their past eight games. Darcy Kuemper stopped 25 shots.Bobby Ryan and Ryan Dzingel had the goals for the Senators. Craig Anderson, making his second start after missing 12 games with a concussion, finished with 30 saves.