Calgary Flames Beat Blues, 4-1

By ESPN

Brian Elliott got a warm welcome in his old home.

Elliott stopped 23 shots in his return to St. Louis, Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett each had a goal and an assist and the Calgary Flames beat the Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night.

"I had so much fun playing in front of these fans and in this building that I wanted to do it again even though it's with another team," Elliott said. "The guys did a heck of a job in front of me to get that win for me."

Elliott was traded from St. Louis to Calgary in June, and the 17,337 in attendance serenaded him with chants of "Moose," his nickname, on his first couple of saves.

"I knew how much the fans kind of loved that. It was special for me hearing that and really kind of got me into the game and have that feeling a little bit," Elliott said. "I'm sure they don't like the result now, but it meant a lot."

Elliott's best save came late in the second when he slid his right pad across the crease to rob Nail Yakupov on a rebound attempt.

"He reads the play so well," Flames defenseman Mark Giordano said. "A lot of their one-timers, if you really watch, he's already there before the puck is shot. It's a confidence booster for us. We know we can give up some shots and he's going to be there to stop them for us."

Dennis Wideman and Deryk Engelland also scored to help the Flames snap a seven-game losing streak at St. Louis.

Kevin Shattenkirk scored for the Blues on a two-man advantage in the third, and Carter Hutton made 26 saves. After winning their first three games, the Blues are 1-2-1 in their last four.

The Blues weren't surprised by Elliott's effort.

"He was great tonight, but we didn't make it too hard on him either," Shattenkirk said. "He's too good of a goalie to not have traffic in front of him, to not have grade-A scoring chances. We didn't really do anything to make him uncomfortable."

Tuesday, October 25 Scoreboard

Minnesota 5, Boston 0

New Jersey 5, Arizona 3

Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2

Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 3 (SO)

Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3

Detroit 4,  Carolina 2

Calgary 4, St. Louis 1

Dallas 3, Winnipeg 2

Ottawa 3, Vancouver 0

San Jose 2, Anaheim a (OT)

Los Angeles 3, Columbus 2 (OT)

Wednesday, October 26 Schedule (All Times Central)

Montreal at New York Islanders, 6 p.m.

Boston at New York Rangers, 7 p.m.

Washington at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.