Blues 5, Hurricanes 2

It's gone from bad to worse for the Canes -- again. The St. Louis Blues won 5-2 as David Perron had two goals and an assist. Trailing 3-1 after the first period, the Canes trailed the Blues 4-1 after two. Scott Walker's goal has made it a 4-2 game midway the third. The Blues added to the lead midway in the second on Andy McDonald's goal off a two-on-one rush. McDonald scored on a pass from Keith Tkachuk at 9:42, about a minute after the Canes' Rod Brind'Amour couldn't beat goalie Chris Mason with a shot in front that would have made it a one-goal game. The Blues rolled to a 3-0 lead in the first before Joe Corvo scored on the power play for the Canes with 53 seconds to play. David Perron scored at 7:32 to make it 1-0, then Yan Stastny and Jay McClement scored 16 seconds apart to make it 3-0. Stastny picked off a pass in the Carolina zone and scored, then McClement got a free shot in the slot. The Canes had the only power plays of the first p...