St. Louis Blues forward Nathan Walker, from Australia, epitomizes the gumption needed to play in the National Hockey League.

I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for the little guys in the NHL who play a big game. Sure, there’s the likes of Martin St. Louis and Theo Fleury, but those guys were mostly skill players. Sure,

Zack Bolduc simply has to embrace the moment. The St. Louis Blues forward, a healthy scratch the past two games, will step back into the lineup on Saturday when the Blues (23-22-4) host the Dallas Stars (30-17-4) at 6 p.

Brayden Schenn scored twice, Jordan Kyrou had his 20th goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set in St. Louis.

St. Louis earned a hard-fought 2-1 win over Calgary, keeping the Blues close to the Flames in the standings, with a rematch coming Thursday.

ST. LOUIS — In Utah last weekend, St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery benched linemates Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich. He followed that up by separating the two for the next game against the Vegas Golden Knights and the start of the teams’ rematch Thursday night.

Flames: Calgary has won just one its last 11 games against St. Louis. St. Louis Blues' Nathan Walker, left, and Calgary Flames' Brayden Pachal (94) fight during the third period of an NHL hockey ...

Brayden Schenn feels some teammates need to individually come prepared to play, reason why Blues are getting off to too many slow starts, including Saturday.

Home ice continues not to provide an advantage for the Blues. They lost to the Dallas Stars 2-0 Saturday night at Enterprise Center to fall to 11-12-1 on their own rink. By losing for the third time in four games overall, the Blues slipped back to 23-23-4 for the season and fell further off the pace in the Western Conference playoff chase.

Zack Bolduc will draw back into the lineup - and into the top six - when the St. Louis Blues host the Dallas Stars at Enterprise Center on Saturday night (6 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network, 101 ESPN). Per Head Coach Jim Montgomery,

Connor Ingram made 23 saves and Olli Maatta scored his first goal for the Utah Hockey Club in a 5-2 victory over Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. Logan Cooley, Barrett Hayton, Matias Maccelli and Clayton Keller also scored to help Utah win its second consecutive home game.