Blues cruise to 8th straight victory
Jordan Binnington matched a franchise rookie record with his seventh straight victory, Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and the Blues stretched their longest winning streak in 18 years to eight games with a 4-0 win over the Coyotes on Thursday night in Glendale, Ariz.
Joel Edmundson scored early in the first and had an assist on Tarasenko’s goal late in the period. Tarasenko put the Blues up 3-0 late in the second period with a power-play goal, giving him nine goals and eight assists during a career-high 10-game point streak.
The Blues, who have their longest winning streak since 2000-01, are 14-4-1 in 2019, including 9-2-1 on the road.
Binnington made 21 saves to match Brent Johnson’s rookie franchise-record winning streak set in 2000-01. Binnington had a shutout in his first career NHL start Jan. 7 and has two more while going 11-1-1.