(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

ST. LOUIS (AP) Home ice was anything but friendly to the Blues at the start of the season. With the playoffs approaching, they're looking pretty comfortable in St. Louis - and made a statement against the hottest team in the NHL.

Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington made 39 saves, and the Blues snapped Tampa Bay's seven-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the league-leading Lightning on Saturday night.

"It's been a tough time on home games at the start of the year," Tarasenko said after the Blues improved their home record to 20-15-2 and 10-2 in their last 12 at Enterprise Center. "We understand we can't play like this at home. That's what we were working on. Just try to make this building hard to play in again.

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