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(AP) The St. Louis Blues are less interested in identifying why they’ve suddenly turned things around than they are in simply extending their improved play.After losing nine of 10 and fading in the playoff race, the Blues won their second consecutive game against a team they’re pursuing in the Western Conference, beating the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Monday night.St. Louis got goals from four players, two days after seven Blues scored in a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.”We beat two teams we’re chasing in the standings,” coach Mike Yeo said. ”We could have put ourselves in a pretty dire situation, bury ourselves almost to the point of not having a chance.”Instead, a desperate Blues team is now one point back of Anaheim and Colorado for the final playoff spot in the West.Robert Bortuzzo, Ivan Barbashev, Vladimir Sobotka and Patrik Berglund scored for the Blues Marc-Andre Fleury Jersey , who are uncertain what got them going.”I’m not actually sure,” Bortuzzo said. ”Everyone knows they have to bring it every night. I’m not sure what the pinpoint was for elevating our play, but we have done it.”It’s one thing to work hard, it’s another thing to work smart. And I think we’re doing that right now.”Corey Perry and Derek Grant scored for the Ducks, who lost their third straight. John Gibson stopped 18 shots.Anaheim had won seven of nine before hitting its current skid.”There really is no reason for it,” Kevin Bieksa said. ”It’s on us as players. We have to execute with the puck no matter the situation. When you don’t execute against a team like that, you get tired and frustrated. And that’s the result.”For the second consecutive game, the Blues jumped out to a 2-0 lead.Bortuzzo, a defenseman Nate Schmidt Jersey , scored his second goal in two games and third of the season. Barbashev, a forward who plays on the fourth line, scored on a rebound and added an assist.”It’s nice to chip in,” Bortuzzo said. ”It’s a fun atmosphere right now. We’re doing the right things and that’s why we’re getting rewarded with goals.”Everyone is doing their part right now. We’re getting goals from a lot of different sources.”The Ducks cut the St. Louis lead to 2-1 when Perry scored his 15th of the season, but each time Anaheim challenged, the Blues responded.”We need to understand there is a certain type of game that’s being played right now,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. ”We’ve given the opposition too many gifts. Those are mental breakdowns that have to be corrected.”Sobotka’s goal put St. Louis up 3-1, and after Chris Kelly’s shot deflected off Grant to pull Anaheim back within one, the Ducks turned it over and Berglund answered to put it away.”It just seems like we’re making the right decisions http://www.goldenknightsshoponline.com/authentic-oscar-dansk-jersey ,” said Alex Pietrangelo, who had two assists. ”We’re picking each other up.”Jake Allen stopped 20 shots for the Blues.”We’re trending in the right direction,” Allen said. ”We still have a decent shot to get in there and make some noise. Hopefully we keep going.”NOTES: The loss snapped a nine-game point streak for the Ducks. . The Blues will continue to play teams they are trying to chase down in the West when they next host the Avalanche. . Anaheim’s Adam Henrique skated in his 500th career game.UP NEXTBlues: Return home to play Colorado on Thursday.Ducks: Play the second of four consecutive home games Wednesday against Vancouver.— DALLAS (AP) — Jason Dickinson buried a rebound 1:34 into overtime, Ben Bishop made 23 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 on Friday night.Dickinson and Mattias Janmark led a 2-on-1 against goalie Tuukka Rask. Janmark shot from the left side, and the rebound slid to Dickinson right in front. He lifted the puck in for his fourth goal.Rask made 36 saves in his return from a week-long leave of absence for a personal matter. The Bruins have not elaborated on the reason for Rask’s leave.Bishop got his 26th career shutout. His biggest save came midway through the second, when he stopped Joakim Nordstrom’s deflection.SABRES 2, JETS 1, OTWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Conor Sheary scored in the seventh round of a shootout to lift Buffalo past Winnipeg for its fourth straight victory.Sheary beat Laurent Brossoit with a shot over the goalie’s glove.Carter Hutton stopped 25 shots to help Buffalo improve to 11-6-2.Jeff Skinner tied it at 1 for the Sabres on a power play early in the third period. Kyle Connor scored for the Jets.CAPITALS 3 Authentic Oscar Lindberg Jersey , AVALANCHE 2, OTDENVER (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom scored a power-play goal 22 seconds into overtime to lift Washington past Colorado.The Capitals ended it on a 4-on-3 power play. Backstrom was left uncovered for a clean shot in the high slot that beat former Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer on his stick side.Alex Ovechkin and Devante Smith-Pelly also scored, and Pheonix Copley stopped 24 shots. Colin Wilson and Carl Soderberg scored for the Avalanche, with Wilson tying it with 2:44 left in the third.KINGS 2, BLACKHAWKS 1, SOCHICAGO (AP) — Cal Petersen made 34 saves in his first NHL start and stopped Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane in a shootout, leading Los Angeles past Chicago.Ilya Kovalchuk and Anze Kopitar converted the Kings‘ first two attempts in the tiebreaker against Corey Crawford to help Los Angeles end a three-game losing streak.Tyler Toffoli scored in regution for the Kings. Brandon Saad tied it for Chicago early in the third period.BLUES 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly scored twice as St. Louis remained unbeaten against the Golden Knights at 3-0-2 since the start of last season.Brayden Schenn and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for St. Louis.Blues goalie Jake Allen stopped 32 shots after allowing three or more goals in five of his previous six outings.William Carrier scored for the Golden Knights, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves.MAPLE LEAFS 2 http://www.goldenknightsshoponline.com/authentic-reilly-smith-jersey , DUCKS 1, OTANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Morgan Reilly scored on a breakaway with 1:43 remaining in overtime and Toronto swept the California portion of its trip.The Maple Leafs have won six of seven and are unbeaten in three overtime games this season.Patrick Marleau also scored for Toronto and Garret Sparks made 38 saves.Pontus Aberg scored Anaheim’s goal and John Gibson stopped 33 shots. The Ducks have dropped three of four.