Thomas has 2 goals as Blues beat Ducks 6-2

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Robert Thomas scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Thursday night.

Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Tucker and Dylan Holloway also scored for St. Louis. Brayden Schenn had two assists and Joel Hofer stopped 22 shots.

Nikita Nesterenko and Sam Colangelo scored for the Ducks. Lukas Dostal gave up six goals on 22 shots before he was replaced midway through the second period. John Gibson stopped all 12 shots he faced.

The Blues scored three goals on their first six shots as Thomas, Tucker and Kyrou tallied in the first 6:40 of the game. The fourth goal came on the Blues’ 13th shot by Holloway with 6:05 remaining in the first period.

Thomas scored again at 4:45 of the second, and Buchnevich made it 6-1 at 8:02. That ended Dostal's night.

Colangelo got his first goal of the season — and second of his career — with 5:22 left in the middle period to close the scoring.

Ducks: Troy Terry missed his second game. His wife gave birth on Tuesday to their second child, a son they named Theo. He leads Anaheim in every major statistical category — points (33), goals (14), assists (19) and power-play goals (4) in 39 games this season.

Blues: Holloway has five goals and eight assists over the past 11 games.

On his second goal, Thomas took a pass in stride from Buchnevich, but Dostal kicked out the first backhand try. Thomas stayed with it and from a sharp angle, he was able to slide it just over the goal line.

The Blues have 37 goals in the past eight games. St. Louis has scored four or more goals in five straight and seven of the past eight.

Ducks visit Philadelphia on Saturday, and Blues host Colorado.

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Anaheim Ducks' Leo Carlsson (91) battles for a loose puck with St. Louis Blues' Alexey Toropchenko (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Cam Fowler (17) talks with goaltender Joel Hofer (30) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Anaheim Ducks' Nikita Nesterenko (62) is congratulated by teammate Jackson LaCombe after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Tyler Tucker (75) and Anaheim Ducks' Leo Carlsson battle for a loose puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Anaheim Ducks' Isac Lundestrom (21) chases after a loose puck as St. Louis Blues' Philip Broberg (6) and Justin Faulk (72) defend during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Jordan Kyrou (25) is unable to score past Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson (36) as Ducks' Radko Gudas (7) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) leaves the game after giving up a goal to St. Louis Blues' Pavel Buchnevich during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Dylan Holloway (81) handles the puck as Anaheim Ducks' Sam Colangelo (64) defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

St. Louis Blues' Justin Faulk (72) handles the puck as Anaheim Ducks' Cutter Gauthier defends during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

DETROIT (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 19 points, helping the Golden State Warriors hold on for a 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

Golden State earned a much-needed victory after dropping two straight games at home, losing by 16 points to Miami and getting routed by 30 points against Sacramento.

It wasn't easy.

The Warriors led by 18, but Malik Beasley missed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer that could have sent the game to overtime.

Detroit's Cade Cunningham had 32 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Beasley scored 21 points, missing 10 of his 14 3-pointers.

The Pistons fell to .500 after winning five straight and eight of their previous nine games.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr, whose 90-year-old mother lost her home in the California wildfires, said his team lacked “a competitive spirit” earlier this week and was certainly happy with the response in Detroit.

Golden State led after each quarter and made enough plays on both ends of the court to win. After a 12-3 start, the Warriors had lost 15 of their previous 21 games.

Warriors: On a night Steph Curry missed most of his shots and had 17 points, some teammates stepped up with Andrew Wiggins not with the team for personal reasons. Trayce Jackson-Davis had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Dennis Schroder and Gui Santos each had 13 points and Lindy Waters added 11.

Pistons: Tobias Harris had 13 points and Ron Holland scored 11, trying to make up for the scoring punch lost with Jaden Ivey out of the lineup with a broken leg.

Draymond Green had words with Holland, dunked, drew a charge against the rookie and set up Hield for a 3-pointer to put the Warriors ahead 92-78 midway through the fourth quarter.

Curry was 5 of 21 overall and missed 12 of 14 3-pointers.

Golden State plays at Indiana on Friday night and Detroit hosts Toronto on Saturday.

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Detroit Pistons forward Simone Fontecchio (19) loses control of the ball while being defended by Golden State Warriors forward Lindy Waters III, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson (9) drives against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)