Blues blitz Ducks

By R.B. Fallstrom

The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS -- Chris Stewart used to be a scoring machine against the St. Louis Blues.

Now he's on their side.

The former Avalanche forward made a two-goal debut, helping energize a franchise coming off a pair of high-profile trades, in a 9-3 rout of the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. He was running on adrenaline after learning he'd been traded about 11 p.m. Friday night and taking two flights to St. Louis.

"It was a perfect start," Stewart said. "By the time I landed, I had three or four text messages from the boys and it was very comforting. It was an easy adjustment."

The 23-year-old Stewart totaled two goals in his last 14 games with Colorado after returning from a broken hand. He has eight goals and 15 points in only nine career games against the Blues.

"Yeah, a couple of the boys let me know before the game," Stewart said. "They were calling me the Blues killer, so I found that kind of funny."

The Blues just missed a franchise record with two goals in a 7-second span of the first period. T.J. Oshie had his first career two-goal game with an assist, playing a hand in both goals of the quick flurry that erased a two-goal deficit.

The record is two goals in 6 seconds, also against the Ducks, on Oct. 11, 2010, at home.

It sparked a season best for scoring, topping the previous best by three goals. The Blues are 13th in the Western Conference, five points out of the final playoff spot. They shook up the roster in the last two days by trading Erik Johnson, Eric Brewer and Jay McClement.

"We lost three teammates, great guys, and it was a bit of a shock," said forward Andy McDonald, who had two goals and an assist. "It wasn't like we had a few days to adjust. It was on a game day, and I think the guys handled it pretty well."

Stewart was the fifth player in franchise history to score twice in his debut, getting his 14th and 15th on power plays in the second period after totaling two goals in his last 14 games with Colorado. Kevin Shattenkirk, also acquired from the Avalanche in the deal for Johnson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2006, set up Stewart's second goal.

St. Louis was 3 of 5 on the power play, and Alex Steen had a short-handed goal to wrap up the scoring. He added two assists.