Brandon Saad netted his third career hat trick to snap a 19-game goal drought and lead the host St. Louis Blues past the Ottawa Senators 4-0 Friday. Jordan Binnington made 20 saves for his 18th career shutout and third of the season.

The improved game management, which begins on the back end, has led to more offense. In mid-December, the Blues went a stretch of five games in which they scored just one goal in four of them. Since then, in their last five games, they’ve gotten 23 goals from 12 players.

Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.

(AP) — Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh ... BLUES 4, SENATORS 0 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Saad had his third career hat ...