导出博客文章ST. LOUIS -- Blues coach Ken Hitchcock calls his fourth line forwards the
specialists. Lately, theyve simply been special.Kyle Brodziak got the
tiebreaking goal 7:28 into the third period, lifting St. Louis over the
Nashville Predators 3-1 on Saturday night.Vladimir Tarasenko and David Perron
also scored and Jake Allen made 30 saves, helping the Blues finish 3-0 on their
homestand. St. Louis is 8-1-2 at home this season.The play of the Blues fourth
line of Brodziak, Scottie Upshall and Ryan Reaves was the catalyst. The unit was
a collective plus-3, had four shots and five hits.Were out here to do a job and
if we dont do it, were told about it, Upshall said. But things have been going
good. Weve turned things around here, a good week at home, and its good to chip
in.Fourth lines are generally expected to provide energy and ice time until the
playmakers can get back off the bench. Hitchcocks crew is showing rare skill so
far down the roster.They make plays, Hitchcock said. They make smart plays. They
make scoring chances. They caused the first power play that we got in the game.
They create all kind of zone pressure. They were the one line in the first
period that was able to maintain pressure in the offensive zone.Mike Ribeiro
scored and Pekka Rinne made 31 saves for Nashville, which finished a three-game
trip 1-2.The Blues snapped a two-game losing streak vs. Nashville but have
dominated the Predators at Scottrade Center, winning five straight. Overall, the
Blues have won six of eight against the Predators.Brodziak snapped a 1-1 tie
with his second goal in three games. He put in a rebound off Upshalls shot after
the pair entered on a 2-on-1 following P.K. Subbans turnover.I think for the
most part all year we felt pretty good about generating chances, being in their
zone and we felt that if we kept playing that way the goals were going to come,
Brodziak said. And fortunately the last couple of games weve been able to chip
in.Predators coach Peter Laviolette believed a cross-checking penalty should
have been called against the Blues, which caused Subban to turn the puck over.I
thought we were good for two periods, Laviolette said. They seemed to grab some
momentum off of that power play to open the third period and shortly after that
we just couldnt seem to corral it. They gained some momentum and I think the
shots were seven or eight to nothing at one point there. We start the third and
we just couldnt get going.Tarasenko ripped a wrist shot past Rinne to make it
3-1 with 8:24 left for his team-high seventh goal of the season. The goal came
off a rush following a couple of Allen saves amid a Nashville flurry moments
earlier.Perron put the Blues up 1-0 3:09 into the second period with a backhand
rebound off Jay Bouwmeesters shot from the point. Perron has a point in each of
the last four games.Hes really competitive at the puck, Hitchcock said. Hes got
a big mans game at the puck that makes him a very effective player in the NHL
now.Ribeiro tied it with a power-play goal 8:59 into the second by pouncing on a
puck in the crease that had trickled through Allen after he got a piece of Craig
Smiths shot. The Blues couldnt convert on two chances to clear the puck leading
to the goal.James Neal had his six-game goal streak snapped for the
Predators.Game notes The Blues acquired D Reid McNeill from the Penguins in
exchange for F Danny Kristo. McNeill will report to the Chicago Wolves of the
AHL. ... Predators D Anthony Bitetto was sent to Milwaukee (AHL) on a
conditioning assignment. ... Blues D Robert Bortuzzo returned after missing the
last 10 games with a lower-body injury.UP NEXTPredators: Will host Tampa Bay on
Monday night.Blues: Travel to Boston on Tuesday night.
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Arkansas tight end Jeremy Sprinkle became the second Razorback to accept a
Senior Bowl invite on Monday as he will join teammate Toby Baker in the Jan. 28
game in Mobile, Alabama. The Senior Bowl announced 18 additional names to the
roster and currently has 47 players committed to the prestigious showcase on
Jan. 28 in Mobile, Alabama.Sprinkle, 6-foot-6, 256-pounds, has 33 catches for
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