Husso makes 38 saves, Blues defeat Canucks

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueJustin Faulk scored a goal and recorded and assist, Vladimir Tarasenko collected 2 assists, helping the Blues defeat the Canucks, 3-1VANCOUVER -- Ville Husso made 38 saves, including 20 in the first period, and the St. Louis Blues defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 at Rogers Arena on Sunday.Husso, who was making his third straight start, made his best saves on breakaway attempts by Jason Dickinson in the second and third period.He is 5-0-0 with a 1.20 goals-against average and .963 save percentage since returning from a lower-body injury on Jan. 7."I think Husso was amazing tonight," Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko said. "When somebody plays well, it always gives teammates positive emotions, but especially when a goalie is making these performances like almost every night."Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist, and Tarasenko had two assists for the Blues (25-11-5), who have won three in a row and six of their past seven."Our goalie was really good tonight and we scored a couple timely goals, and that was the difference in the hockey game," St. Louis coach Craig Berube said.Video: STL@VAN: Faulk redirects a shot into the back of netMichael DiPietro made 14 saves in his first start in almost three years for the Canucks (18-19-4), who were without Thatcher Demko, Jaroslav Halak and Spencer Martin because of NHL COVID-19 protocol. Sometimes they score and then we score right away back, so that was a big goal for us."Brayden Schenn gave St. Louis a 2-1 lead at 3:26 of the second period with a backdoor tap-in off a cross-ice pass from Tarasenko on the power play.Video: STL@VAN: Schenn taps in a slick feed for a PPGTarasenko has scored 15 points (six goals, nine assists) during a nine-game point streak."I always told you guys before, somebody is open it's very simple, just pass the puck to him," Tarasenko said.