DALLAS (AP) — St. Louis Blues rookie goaltender Jordan

DALLAS (AP) — St. Louis Blues rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington has had nothing but success since being called up from the American Hockey League.Binnington won his third straight start Adidas Carter Hutton Jersey , Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals and the Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Saturday night.“It’s a good week,” Binnington said after his sixth NHL game.He’s 3-0 in three starts. The 25-year-old has allowed only two goals in those starts. Binnington shut out Philadelphia 1-0 on Monday and beat Montreal 4-1 Thursday.He made 21 saves on Saturday, the first time he has started consecutive games.“(Binnington)’s been amazing,” Tarasenko said. “Plays really confident. He gives us a lot of confidence, too.”Pat Maroon also scored for the Blues, who have won two straight for the fifth time this season.“I hate to use the word desperate times,” St. Louis interim coach Craig Berube said, “but we’ve got to win games. They’re in our division, and we’re trying to catch them.”Erik Condra scored for Dallas. Ben Bishop made 25 saves.Tarasenko scored in the first minute and Maroon added a first-period goal against Bishop, who won 3-1 at St. Louis four nights earlier. Veteran Jake Allen was in goal for the Blues in that game.“We’ve got to be ready when the puck is dropped,” Stars defenseman John Klingberg said.Binnington said the Blues’ fast start was a great help to him.“That’s two games in a row we’ve had a couple of goals in the first period, and that helps everyone to feed off that. From there on Adidas Conor Sheary Jersey , we just play our game, keep it simple.”Condra broke up Binnington’s chance for a second shutout, scoring his first goal with Dallas at 8:35 of the third period.“(Binnington)’s confident and he’s aggressive,” Berube said. “He looks pretty calm and cool in there.”The Stars have lost three of four, but are in third place in the Central Division.Tarasenko scored on the first shot of the game, 34 seconds in, from the right faceoff circle. Maroon’s backhand from the right of the net extended the Blues’ lead to 2-0 at 9:54.Dallas had a scoring chance midway through the second period, but Jason Spezza’s wrist shot from the top of the slot went over Binnington’s shoulder and off the crossbar.“It sounded like a post,” Binnington said. “Luckily for me it didn’t go in the net.”Spezza said the shot was frustrating when the Stars were trying to come back.“You like to see those ones go in to get some momentum,” he said.In the third, a shot blocked in front went to Condra at the right of the net and he scored on a short wrist shot. St. Louis challenged the goal looking for goaltender interference, but the goal stood.Tarasenko scored his second goal on the power play at 12:38. Oskar Sundqvist picked up his second assist of the game.“It was a big play by a big player Adidas Matt Hunwick Jersey ,” Binnington said. “He’s an elite guy, an elite shot, and it was an important time for us to get a goal.”NOTES: Tarasenko has 15 career goals against Dallas. He also has seven assists for 22 points in 25 games. Over the last five seasons, he is tied with Winnipeg’s Patrik Laine for the most goals (14) vs. the Stars over the last five seasons. . Binnington was leading the AHL with a 2.08 goals against percentage when he was promoted from San Antonio. . The win improved the Blues’ record under interim coach Craig Berube to 12-12-1. . Condra was playing in his fifth game since being promoted from Texas of the AHL. His 40th NHL goal was his first since April 7, 2016. . Dallas D John Klingberg assisted on Condra’s goal and he has five points (one goal, four assists) in the last four games.UP NEXTBlues: Visit Washington on Monday for the second game of a four-game trip.Stars: Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday in the second of a six-game homestand. WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Kyle Connor hasn’t looked ahead all season and he’s not about to start doing it now.The 21-year-old rookie scored twice Thursday night to reach 25 goals, and the Winnipeg Jets rebounded from a quick deficit for a 6-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.”Going into the season I didn’t really set any expectations numbers-wise,” said Connor, who has 44 points in 65 games. ”I just went into it with an open mind and try to work hard and improve every game.”It feels pretty good. Right now I’m just in the moment.”Bryan Little and Jack Roslovic each had a goal and an assist as all four Winnipeg lines produced goals. Joel Armia and Paul Stastny also scored.Connor Hellebuyck turned away 25 shots in his 36th win, increasing his franchise record for goaltenders.Patrick Laine extended his club-record point streak to 14 games with an assist on Stastny’s goal. The 19-year-old star has 16 goals and eight assists during that span – most of which came during the Jets’ recent road trip – helping the 2016 second overall draft pick earn NHL First Star honors for a second time this season.Brandon Saad and Patrick Sharp scored for Chicago.Saad opened the scoring just 11 seconds into the game. Following a much-longer-than-usual video review stemming from a coach’s challenge for a possible offside, the goal stood.”Sometimes the first shot goes in – that’s not that big of a deal Adidas Jeff Skinner Jersey ,” Hellebuyck said. ”I actually prefer it that way so I can shut them out the rest of the way.”The Jets took over from there with three goals over the next 9:15, chasing Blackhawks goalie Anton Forsberg as he allowed three goals on six shots. J.F. Berube made 30 saves in 2 1/2 periods of relief.”It’s tough, especially after the initial start of that game, (Saad) scoring that goal as quick as I’ve seen,” Sharp said. ”And then it was five unanswered pretty quickly, felt like everything was going in. Leave the puck in a bad area and it’s a scoring chance or a goal against. It’s a dangerous team over there and a tough first period.”Winnipeg had been outscored 7-2 in losing its previous two games against Central Division rival Chicago this season.”You score six, hey, it feels easy,” Jets coach Paul Maurice said. ”I don’t think we had a lot in the tank. Our drivers worked hard.”NOTES: Connor scored his second goal into an empty net. … Laine ranks second in the NHL with 40 goals and leads the league with 18 power-play goals.UP NEXTBlackhawks: Complete a two-game road trip in Buffalo on Saturday.Jets: Fresh off their longest road trip of the season (six games), the Jets continue their six-game homestand with a Central Division matchup against Dallas on Sunday.—