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David Perron scored twice, including
the game-winning goal, to help lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1
victory over the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche in Game 2 of their
second-round playoff series Thursday night.
Perron now leads the Blues with seven
goals in eight appearances so far in the 2022 NHL playoffs. His 11
postseason points are already the second-most in his career, trailing
only the 16 he put up during St. Louis’ run to the 2019 Stanley Cup
title.
Daniel Friedman @DanJFriedman
David Perron is the most underrated player in the NHL and has been for years. It’s not particularly close, either. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/stlblues?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#stlblues</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/StanleyCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#StanleyCup</a>
The Blues and Avs are leveled at
one win apiece as the series shifts to the Enterprise Center in St.
Louis for the next two contests.
“It’s playoffs. Big roller
coaster,” Perron told reporters. “We didn’t feel good about
ourselves last game. Tonight we had a lot more guys [playing well].”
Here’s a look at more reaction to
the 33-year-old winger’s standout performance:
Chris Gear @vangearman
I feel like we don’t talk about David Perron enough. 15 seasons in the league. Closing in on 1000 games and 300 goals. 20 or more goals six times. Would have had 20+ in the lockout and pandemic years as well. Consistent and underrated. And I just realized he’s from my hometown!
Jordan Kyrou and Brandon Saad also
found the net for St. Louis. Gabriel Landeskog tallied the only goal
for Colorado, which suffered its first loss of the playoffs after it swept the
Nashville Predators in the first round.
Goalie Jordan Binnington stopped 30 of
the 31 shots he faced to pick up the win for the Blues.
Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday night
at 8 p.m. ET on TNT.
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