Calgary hands St. Louis its fifth straight loss

ST. LOUIS -- Defenseman Roman Hamrlik scored two goals to help the Calgary Flames beat the reeling St. Louis Blues 7-2 on Thursday night.

Defenseman Jordan Leopold scored his first goal of the season and added two assists for the Flames, who have won just two of their last five games.

The Blues have lost their last five and have been outscored 13-2 in their last two games.

The Flames took a 1-0 lead in the first period on Darren McCarty's goal at 12:26. The Blues then scored four goals in the second period to turn the game into a rout.

Shean Donovan scored on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle at 3:52 of the second period, giving Calgary a 2-0 lead.

The Blues pulled Lalime to cheers from the crowd after the Flames took a 3-0 lead on 14 shots at 10:11 in the second period. Reinhard Divis came in to relieve Lalime.

Divis gave up two goals on five shots he faced in the period.

-- AP