St. Louis Blues fire Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery as coach

Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins. The Blues fired Bannister on Sunday and hired Montgomery as his...

St. Louis Blues fire coach Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery 5 days after he was let go by the Boston Bruins

Palmieri, Nelson lead Islanders to 3-1 win over Blues to end three-game skid

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored twice, Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists and the New York Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Saturday night to end a three-game skid. Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 shots and got his 100th career victory for the Islanders. ...

Jake Neighbours' shootout goal gives Blues 3-2 win over Sharks

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Neighbours scored the lone shootout goal, Jordan Binnington denied all three San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues snapped a four-game home losing streak with a 3-2 victory Thursday night. Binnington bounced back after allowing Alexander Wennberg’s tying...

Kirill Kaprizov scores twice to lift the Wild over the Blues 4-2

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of third-period goals, and Jonas Brodin and Ryan Hartman also scored to help the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Tuesday night. Filip Gustavsson made 22 saves for the Wild who improved to 12-3-3 on the season. ...

Blues center Robert Thomas to return Tuesday night after missing 12 games with a fractured ankle

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas is returning to the lineup for Tuesday night’s contest against the Minnesota Wild after missing 12 games with a fractured right ankle. “It’s obviously frustrating being out,” Thomas said. “I invested a lot in myself,...

Necas scores twice in 4-point night as Hurricanes beat Blues 4-1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas had two goals and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Sunday. Andrei Svechnikov and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve won two straight following a 1-2 road trip. Robinson added two assists....

Brayden Schenn scores OT winner to lift the Blues over the Bruins, 3-2

BOSTON (AP) — Brayden Schenn scored 2:53 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday to halt a four-game losing streak. St. Louis native Trent Frederic had both goals for Boston, which is 2-1-2 in its last five games. With the Bruins...

Dahlin scores in overtime as the Sabres beat the Blues 4-3

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored 1:33 into overtime to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 win against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Alex Tuch and Ryan McLeod each had a goal and an assist in Buffalo's fourth win in five games. Zach Benson also scored, and Devon Levi...

Sabres rule out forward Tage Thompson and goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from playing against Blues

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres coach Lindy Ruff ruled out leading scorer Tage Thompson and starting goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen from playing in Buffalo’s home game against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Both remain listed day to day and in position to return Saturday, when...