Ryan O’Reilly helps Blues beat Canucks to sweep season series

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Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver 4-3 on Wednesday night, further dimming the Canucks' faint playoff hopes.

Nick Leddy, Robert Thomas and Nathan Walker also scored for the Blues (37-20-9). David Perron added two assists.

"It was a good game all around," Perron said. "I don’t know how they feel over there, but they took it to us pretty good.

"I also thought that we played more our game, the way we want to play to be successful, and it felt at times it was four lines just going one after another, doing it right, and it was awesome."

Elias Pettersson scored twice for the Canucks (32-28-9), who were playing their fifth game in eight nights. Alex Chiasson also had a goal.

A 22-save performance earned St. Louis goalie Ville Husso his 18th win of the season. Thatcher Demko stopped 20 shots for Vancouver.

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St. Louis Blues' goalie Ville Husso (35) is celebrates with Colton Parayko after the Blues defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Rich Lam/The Canadian Press via AP)

"Special teams played a huge part in the game today and got some momentum for the team," Thomas said.

The Blues also beat the Canucks on Monday, and swept the three-game season series.

Vancouver is five points behind the Vegas Golden Knights, who hold the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Canucks will face Vegas in their next two games.

"It looks like a lot and a big task when you look at the big picture. But you focus on the next game. Vegas is obviously a team that’s right ahead of us and that’s a