MOSCOW, Apr 18 Nashville Predators lose to St. Louis Blues «in the home game of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL), having conceded seven goals in the second period. The meeting at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville ended in victory for the guests with a score of 8:3 (1:1, 7:1, 0:1) . The winners were scored by Russian Vladimir Tarasenko (22nd minute), Braden Schenn (18, 37), Kalle Rosen (25, 33), Jordan Kairu (30, 40) and Nathan Walker (33). Nick Cousins (5), Luke Kunin (39) and Dante Fabbro (53) scored as part of the hosts. Russians Tarasenko (2), Ivan Barbashev (2) and Pavel Buchnevich scored assists in the Saint Louis. 30-year-old Tarasenko, who updated his personal record for points scored in a season in the NHL — 76 (33 + 43), was recognized as the second star of the match. «St. Louis» set a club record for the number of goals in one period. Prior to this, the team scored six goals in one twenty-minute three times in history. For St. Louis, this victory was the ninth in a row, the team with 102 points ranks second in the Western Conference, the Blues previously guaranteed themselves a place in the playoffs. Nashville (91 points) is in seventh place (in the playoff zone).
