BUFFALO, N.Y. — Blues forward Jordan Kyrou was a healthy scratch for Thursday night’s game at Buffalo as St. Louis coach Jim Montgomery tried to spark improvement from his struggling team.
It worked, as the Blues topped the Sabres, 3-0.
The Blues had been 1-6-2 in their past nine games before the win, which improved their record to 5-9-2 on the season.
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Montgomery held a mandatory morning skate Thursday morning, after a 6-1 road loss at Washington the previous night.
“There were several people we weren’t happy with the effort last night,” Montgomery said following Thursday’s win. “It didn’t matter the role, there was a lot of guys that didn’t play up to their role or responsibilities on the team. And the players we ended up going with we thought gave us the best opportunity to win tonight.”
Alexandre Texier replaced Kyrou at right wing on the Blues’ top line. Mathieu Joseph replaced Oskar Sundqvist and had a short-handed goal. Backup goaltender Joel Hofer made 28 saves.
Kyrou is tied for second on the Blues with eight points in 14 games and has led the team in goals in each of the past three seasons. He has not recorded a point in his past five games.
Thursday marked the first time in five seasons that the 27-year-old winger has been a healthy scratch. He has 154 goals and 340 points in 430 NHL games.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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