San Jose ends ‘Hand Pass’ hex, topples Blues 5-4
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But then . . . bang, bang, bang. Goals by Sanford, O’Reilly and Kyrou before the period ended made it a 4-4 game. It was the Blues’ second four-goal period of the season. The previous time was the second period of a Jan. 18 home game against — you guessed it — San Jose. And with, once again, Devan Dubnyk in goal for the Sharks.
If cardboard cutouts could talk, the noise would have been deafening at Enterprise after Kyrou’s goal tied the game. As it was, the roughly 2,000 humans in the building could be heard.
“We were upset (earlier), we had some mistakes and dug ourselves a hole,” O’Reilly said. “But you could tell everyone just had the mindset: go, go, go. When we put the puck in, we hunted, we pursued, we got it back, we took it to the net.”
But the Blues couldn’t transfer the momentum from the second period into the third. They didn’t have much push, and that even was with 1:25 of power-play time to open the period plus another power play late in the period when the Sharks were whistled for delay of game.
“We did a great job coming back in the second,” Kyrou said. “We had a lot of momentum going our way and it’s tough. We’ve just got to be a little more solid defensively. We can’t give up some of those goals.”
Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) reaches to catch the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues center Ryan O’Reilly (90) and San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture (39) fight to gain control of the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues left wing Jacob de la Rose (61) and San Jose Sharks right wing Timo Meier (28) fight to gain control of the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues left wing David Perron (57) tries to keep the puck from San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane (9) during the first period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
A referee watches the puck fly through the air after dropping it in front of St. Louis Blues center Ryan O’Reilly (90) and San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The Blues lost to the Sharks 5-4. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues left wing Mike Hoffman (68) carries the puck down the ice as San Jose Sharks center Patrick Marleau (12)tries to catch up to him during the third period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The Blues lost to the Sharks 5-4. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues center Jordan Kyrou (25) looks to pass the puck as San Jose Sharks right wing Kevin Labanc (62) tries to steal it from him during the third period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The Blues lost to the Sharks 5-4. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues left wing Mike Hoffman (68), St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn (10) and St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk (72) watch the puck fly through the air during the third period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The Blues lost to the Sharks 5-4. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues center Ryan O’Reilly (90) has his hockey stick broken as San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) tries to gain control of the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues left wing Zach Michael Sanford (12) and St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk (72) try to keep San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane (9) away from the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug (47) tries to steal the puck from San Jose Sharks center Noah Gregor (73) during the second period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues left wing David Perron (57) looks to pass the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The Blues lost to the Sharks 5-4. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
Cheyenne Boone Blues versus Sharks
St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn (10) is pushed by San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro (38) as San Jose Sharks goaltender Devan Dubnyk (40) tries to grab the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, cboone@post-dispatch.com
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