Bruins aim for first win in St. Louis since 1995

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12/21/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Bruins are one of the top home teams in the NHL this year but will close out 2008 on a five-game road trip. They begin that swing this evening in St. Louis, where they take on the Blues at Scottrade Center.

St. Louis wouldn't be Boston's first choice to start a lengthy swing, as it hasn't won there since the 1995 season, having dropped seven in a row (0-2-5) since a 7-4 victory on October 17 of that year.

The Bruins have also lost seven straight overall versus the Blues, with their last win in the series coming at home on January 30, 2001. St. Louis is 12-1 with a pair of ties in its last 15 versus the Bruins.

Boston knocked off Carolina, 4-2, on Saturday night for its fourth straight win overall and ninth in the last 10 games. It was also the Bruins' 13th straight victory at home, where they are 13-1-1 this season. It is their longest winning run as the host since a 16-game burst during the 1975-76 season.

The club is also a solid 10-4-3 as the road team, having won three of their last four games as the visitor. Boston will also visit New Jersey, Carolina, Atlanta and Pittsburgh on the swing and won't return home until New Year's Day.

David Krejci and Shawn Thornton scored third-period goals to lift the Bruins over the Hurricanes at TD Banknorth Garden. Marc Savard also scored and Stephane Yelle added an empty-net goal, while Manny Fernandez stopped 32 shots in the victory, which gave the Bruins an Eastern Conference-best 50 points on the season.

Phil Kessel had a goal waived off due to a high stick, but managed an assist to extend his points streak to an NHL-best 17 games. He has 14 goals and 12 assists on the streak, which ties Ray Bourque for the fifth-longest in team history and is the longest for the Bruins since Adam Oates' 20-game streak in 1997.

However, after again placing Marco Strum on injured reserve due to a lower- body injury Saturday, Patrick Bergeron left the game in the second period due to head injury following an open-ice collision. Bergeron, who has four goals and 14 assists in 31 games this year, missed all but 10 games a season ago due to a head injury.

Sparked by the return of Manny Legace, the Blues avoided matching their longest losing streak of the season with a 4-2 win versus Minnesota. Returning from a four-game absence due to a concussion, Legace halted 24 shots in the victory.

Roman Polak registered a goal -- his first in the NHL -- and an assist, while Patrik Berglund and David Backes also scored for the Blues, who halted a five- game skid. Jay McClement scored an empty-net marker in the waning seconds to seal the win.

St. Louis fell one loss shy of matching a six-game skid from October 30- November 12 and will aim for back-to-back wins for the first time since December 6-8.

The Blues have now three of their last four at home and are 8-6-2 as the host this year. Following a visit to Detroit on Tuesday, St. Louis will close out 2008 with a three-game homestand.

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