ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and an assist, Ville Husso stopped 26 shots and the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 Friday night.
Torey Krug, Oskar Sundqvist and Ivan Barbashev also scored to help the Blues improve to 8-2-2 in their last 12 games, and 10-0-1 in their last 11 at home. Ryan O’Reilly and Robert Thomas each added two assists.
‘“Well, I think we score quite a bit here at home,” said St. Louis coach Craig Berube about the Blues’ success at home. “I think that’s the No. 1 thing that sticks out in my mind.”
Husso hadn’t played since Dec. 7 when got hurt.
“Sometimes it’s hard to come (back) when you don’t play for a month,” Husso said. “It was a good hockey game for us and a big win.”
Berube liked what he saw from Husso.
“He was ready to go. Healed up and he’s had a bunch of practice time,” Berubke said. “He’s played well for us this year, again tonight. Just wins games.”
Daniel Sprong scored for Washington,…