Oskar Sundqvist gave up his power-play shift for Brayden Schenn, and the St. Louis Blues captain played the final 2:11 of the game searching for the elusive third goal.

The Blues completed a two-game sweep of the Flames with a 4-1 win on Thursday, taking all four points from a Calgary team in a series key to playoff hopes.

During Blues practice on Sunday morning in Las Vegas, coach Jim Montgomery shuffled his lines, which notably featured splitting up Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich.

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Blues defenseman Philip Broberg, front, reacts to his shot bouncing off the goal post in the third period of his team's 2-0 loss to Dallas on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at Enterprise Center. Blues coach Jim Montgomery keeps seeking ways to spur stronger starts from his sputtering team.

To finally break the gravitational pull of .500, the Blues will need more from Thomas and Buchnevich. Thomas has a goal, two assists and a minus-3 rating in his last six games. Buchnevich has no goals, two assists and a minus-4 rating over the same span.

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Vegas was more determined on pucks; Blues looked a step slow; Thomas/Buchnevich were not good enough, have to get going