Blues' Ivan Barbashev: Streaking over last six games

Barbashev scored on his only shot attempt of the game in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary. The 20-year-old has points in three straight games and five of the last six.

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Barbashev has been economical since joining the Blues, scoring four goals on just 12 shots. His line, which has at times featured wingers Magnus Paajarvi, Zachary Sanford and Nail Yakupov, has been a steady source of offense the last 10 days, producing six goals in the last six games. He's received increased ice time with Paul Stastny (lower body), Jori Lehtera (upper body) and Dmitrij Jaskin (upper body) on the shelf. His minutes could be cut pending the return of those injured forwards, but Barbashev's recent explosion may give coach Mike Yeo pause.