Oskar Sundqvist isn't looked upon to provide the offense for the St. Louis Blues.
However when he does, it usually bodes well for them.
Sundqvist had a power-play assist on a Brandon Saad goal Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but it came in a 4-2 loss at Enterprise Center on Monday.
Sundqvist did play a solid game in his 12:48 ice time; he won four of seven face-offs and had two hits, was on the ice for the lone goal for, which was a power-play goal, played well at the net front and was solid defensively.
Along with linemates Alexey Toropchenko and Nathan Walker, the trio didn't do anything to be vulnerable in any of the three zones on the ice, and in fact, Sundqvist had a 12-7 Corsi-for rating in the game and when he was on the ice, the Blues didn't spend as much time in the defensive zone.
His game was strong despite the losing effort.
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