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Tough night for ‘tenders as Blues chase Reimer

James Reimer

Thursday’s shaping up to be a pretty forgettable night for several NHL netminders.

In St. Louis, Toronto goalie James Reimer lasted just over 16 minutes before getting yanked in favor of Jonathan Bernier, as the Blues jumped out to a commanding 3-0 lead.

David Backes opened the floodgates at the 4:48 mark -- his 14th of the season -- and the Blues poured it on from there as Jaden Schwartz and Derek Roy each scored their eighth goals of the season in a four-minute span.

Reimer didn’t play especially well -- losing his goal stick on one of the St. Louis tallies -- but the guys in front of him offered little support. The Leafs were out-shot 16-7 in the period and were throttled in the faceoff circle, losing 19 of 27 draws.

Elsewhere, Henrik Lundqvist got the hook in New York as the Rangers gave up three first-period goals to Columbus. The Jackets suffered some unfortunate luck on the goaltending front as well, as starter Curtis McElhinney suffered a lower-body injury and was replaced by third-stringer Mike McKenna.