Elliott, Perron lead St. Louis to 3-1 win against Senators

OTTAWA -- Brian Elliott didn't have the success he would have liked with the Ottawa Senators.

He almost was perfect against them Tuesday.

David Perron scored twice, Elliott made 28 saves in his return to Ottawa and the St. Louis Blues handed the Senators their seventh consecutive loss, 3-1.

Elliott was traded to the Colorado Avalanche before last season's trade deadline for Senators No. 1 goalie Craig Anderson.

He went 2-8-1 with the Avalanche before moving on to the Blues in the offseason where he has a 16-5-2 record.

St. Louis Blues' David Perron (57) scores on Ottawa Senators Alex Auld (35) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)

"You really want to get back in that winning feeling, and doing it here is obviously pretty big for me," Elliott said.

"It's pretty fun playing against some of your best friends over there. They're having a great year and we just wanted to come here and get a road win. We haven't been as good on the road, so coming in here for kind of a homecoming meant a lot to me and the guys played hard for me."

Anderson was making his 18th consecutive start but didn't last four minutes.

Chris Porter also scored for the Blues, who won for just the second time in their past five games.

Daniel Alfredsson scored his 18th goal for Ottawa.

Anderson was replaced by Alex Auld after allowing two goals on just four shots. Auld turned aside 13 of 14 shots.

The Blues entered the third period with a 3-1 lead after Perron scored his second of the game at 6:35 of the second when he chopped a backhand over the shoulder of Auld.

The goal restored a two-goal lead for the Blues after Alfredsson scored on the power play just 56 seconds into the period.

Sergei Gonchar fired a shot that hit Alfredsson's skate at the side of the St. Louis goal, bounced off Elliott and went in.

Ottawa trailed 2-0 heading into the first break despite outshooting and out chancing the Blues in the opening period.

Porter opened the scoring with a redirect just 1:37 into the game.

Perron scored his first at 3:49 after picking up a rebound that Anderson couldn't control and scoring before the Senators' goalie could get back into position.