Necas has a 13-game points streak since he was kept off the scoresheet Oct. 19 at St. Louis. Jake Neighbours opened the scoring for St. Louis, but the Blues lost for the fifth time in six games (1-4-1). The Blues scored 6:05 into the game on Neighbours’ first goal in 10 games before Carolina recorded its first shot on goal.

Rasmus Dahlin scored an overtime power-play goal to lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.

Rasmus Dahlin nets a power-play goal in overtime to give the Sabres a 4-3 win over the Blues.