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Buchnevich heating up as Blues push for playoff berth

Originally posted on FanNation Inside The Blues
By Mike Meyer | Last updated 3/18/24

With a three-point performance against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night, St. Louis Blues forward Pavel Buchnevich has accumulated four points in his last five games. Though all three of his assists were on the power play, this could be a promising sign of a potential breakout for the Russian forward shortly.

Buchnevich's performance during the 2023-24 season has been statistically remarkable. He has now achieved his seventh three-point game, a feat only one player in the franchise's history has accomplished in the past 20 years. This places him in the elite company of former St. Louis Blue Vladimir Tarasenko, who achieved nine three-point games during the 2021-22 season.

His three-point performance also helped him cross the 50-point mark this season, becoming the first Blues player to record at east 50 points in each of his first three seasons with the club since former Blues captain Ryan O'Reilly, who recorded four straight campaigns between 2018-19 and 2021-22.

Should the Blues hope to return to the postseason, they will need Buchnevich to return to form and the dynamic point-producing level that saw him record 30 goals and 76 points in 73 regular season games during the 2021-22 season.

St. Louis' victory over Anaheim put them on a four-game winning streak and four points behind the Vegas Golden Knights for the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference

This article first appeared on FanNation Inside The Blues and was syndicated with permission.

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