ST. LOUIS – Robert Thomas scored two goals and the St. Louis Blues defeated the Ducks 6-2 on Thursday night.

Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Tucker and Dylan Holloway also scored for St. Louis. Brayden Schenn had two assists and Joel Hofer stopped 22 shots.

Nikita Nesterenko and Sam Colangelo scored for the Ducks. Lukas Dostal allowed six goals on 22 shots before being substituted midway through the second period. John Gibson stopped all 12 shots he faced.

The Blues scored three goals on their first six shots as Thomas, Tucker and Kyrou combined in the first 6:40 of the game. The fourth goal came on the Blues’ 13th shot by Holloway with 6:05 left in the first period.

Thomas scored again at 4:45 of the second minute, and Buchnevich made it 6-1 at 8:02. That’s how Dostal’s night ended.

Colangelo scored his first goal of the season – and second of his career – with 5:22 left in the middle period to tie the game.

Takeaways

Ducks: Troy Terry missed his second game. His wife gave birth to their second child, a son they named Theo, on Tuesday. He leads Anaheim in every major statistical category – points (33), goals (14), assists (19) and power play goals (four) in 39 games this season.

Blues: Holloway has five goals and eight assists in the last 11 games.

Key moment: For his second goal, Thomas received a pass from Buchnevich, but Dostal shot down the first backhand attempt. Thomas stuck with it and was able to push it just over the goal line from a tight angle.

Key Stats: The Blues have scored 37 goals in their last eight games. St. Louis has scored four or more goals in five straight games and seven of the last eight.

Next: The Ducks visit Philadelphia and the Blues host Colorado on Saturday.