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Blues extend point streak to 13 with 3-0 win over Sabres

St. Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman (5) and left winger Alexander Steen (20) defend as Buffalo Sabres left winger Nicolas Deslauriers (44) and center Torrey Mitchell (17) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert) St. Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman (5) and left winger Alexander Steen (20) defend as Buffalo Sabres left winger Nicolas Deslauriers (44) and center Torrey Mitchell (17) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 5, 2015, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

By Associated Press February 5, 2015 1 min read

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Jake Allen stopped 23 shots and the St. Louis Blues set a franchise record by extending their point streak to 13 games with a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

Dmitrij Jaskin scored on a wraparound late in the second period, and Vladimir Tarasenko tapped in David Backes’ pass in the third period for St. Louis, which improved its run to 12-0-1. Jaden Schwartz added an empty-netter.

The Blues (34-13-4) won their seventh straight to match a season-best, while beating the Sabres for the sixth straight time.

Buffalo (15-34-3) was shut out for the ninth time this season – one short of matching a franchise high. And the Sabres failed to build off the momentum of a 3-2 win at Montreal on Tuesday, when Buffalo snapped a team-worst 14-game skid.