The New Jersey Devils have been incredibly difficult to beat at home. Lately, the St. Louis Blues have been on a roll just about anywhere.
On Friday night, the Blues were the hotter team, handing the Devils their first home loss in regulation in 2016-17. And it wasn’t particularly close, with St. Louis winning 4-1.
It’s a convenient time to note that the Blues rank among the hottest teams in the NHL. Most recently, they’re 5-1-1 in their last seven games, but they’ve been especially impressive since they flirted with .500 at 7-6-3. Beginning with a 4-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 15, the Blues are on a 8-2-1 tear.
This leaves them second in the Central with a 16-8-4 record.
That’s impressive stuff.
This 4-1 win was quite the showcase for Robby Fabbri and Vladimir Tarasenko, in particular. Tarasenko collected three assists while Fabbri scored two goals on Friday night. His second goal was particularly slick:
The Blues are right in saying that this was a pretty fitting opportunity to drop a “Holy Jumpin.”
Now this deserves a Holy Jumpin' #stlblues pic.twitter.com/wkN0QMGtqI
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) December 10, 2016
Oh yeah, don’t forget about Jake Allen, either.
Jake Allen of the @StLouisBlues improved to 9-1-0 in his last 10 appearances (2.16 GAA, .922 SV%). #STLvsNJD pic.twitter.com/nrZkwUik56
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 10, 2016