ST. LOUIS (AP) \u2014 Dylan Holloway had a hat trick and added an assist in his return from a sprained ankle, Joel Hofer made 23 saves and the St. Louis Blues came off the Olympic break to beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Jordan Kyrou and Holloway \u2014 activated from injured reserve before the game \u2014 scored in a 23-second span early in the second period to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n
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Pius Suter added a goal and two assists to help the Blues end a three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n
Holloway completed St. Louis\u2019 first hat trick of the season with 3:01 left, scoring into an empty net for his 11th of the season.<\/p>\n
Kaapo Kakko tied it at 1 for Seattle in the first period, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 shots. The Kraken were coming off a 4-1 loss in Dallas on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Kyrou made it 2-1 at 1:12 of the second off a feed from Pavel Buchnevich on a break. Holloway poked the puck past Grubauer off a scramble at 1:35. Suter scored at 1:56 of the third.<\/p>\n
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St. Louis’ Cam Fowler appeared in his 1,100th game, becoming the 10th active defenseman in the NHL to reach the mark.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Kraken: Host Vancouver on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Blues: Host New Jersey on Saturday. ___<\/p>\n
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