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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Brent Burns got his first NHL hat trick and the Sharks ended a five-game home losing streak to St. Louis with a 6-3 victory over the Blues on Friday. Joe Thornton, Tomas Hertl and Tommy Wingels also scored for the Sharks, who won their fourth straight and seven of eight. Ian Cole scored his first goal in nearly two years as the Blues had their five-game winning streak halted. David Backes and Jaden Schwartz also scored for St. Louis. Antti Niemi stopped 21 of 24 shots for his 14th win of the season. Brian Elliott took the loss, his first in eight games, after giving up four goals on 12 shots. He was lifted for Jaroslav Halak, who had 18 saves. The Blues, who earned points in their previous nine games, were off to their best road start in franchise history, bringing a 7-2-1 mark into the game. Burns scored 35 seconds into the game, taking a nice pass from Patrick Marleau and flipping the puck over Elliotts right shoulder. Logan Couture, who has not scored a goal in seven straight, started the sequence after intercepting a clearing pass. Thornton scored a power-play goal at 3:01, the first allowed by the Blues in six games and just the second on the road. Couture took a shot that bounced off Elliotts pad and Joe Pavelski flipped it out to Thornton, who beat Elliott to the glove side. Burns scored his second goal of the game at 9:14 of the first, set up with a pass from Thornton. Wingels picked up a flubbed pass to Jay Bouwmeester and had a give-and-go with Couture to make it 4-0, getting a good rebound off Elliotts glove and into the net at 11:27. Cole, who last scored on Dec. 8, 2011, against the Anaheim Ducks, a span of 43 games, rattled the puck off the right post and had it trickle into the net. The scoring sequence began when Halak made a terrific save and got the puck out to a streaking Roman Polak. Backes, who took a 10-minute misconduct late in the second period, made it 4-2 with a power-play goal at 2:02 of the third period, with Derek Roy giving him a backhand pass to set up the score. Schwartz drilled the puck off Niemis glove on a give-and-go with Vladimir Sobotka to bring the Blues within one midway at 11:19 of the final period. Burns got the hat trick when he converted a power-play goal at 12:19. He sneaked it past Halak on the stick side. Hertl added an empty-net goal in the final minute. NOTES: Thornton has 17 points in his past 15 games. ... The Blues allowed a third-period goal for the first time in eight games. Their 14 third-period goals allowed is the third fewest. ... Roy has points in five of six games. ... The Sharks scored their first power-play goal since Nov. 15, a span of seven games. ... Couture has not scored a goal in a season-long seven games and has one goal in his past 11. Teemu Selanne Jersey . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell. Bobby Hull Jersey .C. Lions. The clubs former starting quarterback, assistant and head coach returned Thursday as its receivers coach. http://www.jetsauthentic.com/authentic-teppo-numminen-jets-jersey/ .com) - Eric Fehrs goal 42 seconds into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Columbus, halting the Blue Jackets seven-game win streak. Laurie Boschman Jersey . The 2014 edition will be the ninth meeting between the Caps and Vikes in a tradition that dates back to 2005. "Since the original Whitecaps, the club has enjoyed fantastic support from fans in Victoria and all across Vancouver Island," said Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi. Winnipeg Jets Jerseys . Josh Mazzola drove in five runs to lead the Goldeyes (20-12) past the Capitales 11-5 Friday night at Le Stade Municipal in Quebec City.AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, and hes expected to be evaluated after two to three weeks. The team announced the operation Thursday. Billups had surgery to smooth irregularities in the meniscus and alleviate pain and inflammatiion.dddddddddddd Billups signed with Detroit as a free agent before the season, but hes played only 19 games for the Pistons, averaging 3.8 points. Detroit is 22-32 and losing ground in the race for a post-season spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons host Atlanta on Friday night. ' ' '