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02/26 22:35 CST Holloway has hat trick in injury return to lead Blues past Kraken, 5-1 Holloway has hat trick in injury return to lead Blues past Kraken, 5-1 ST. LOUIS (AP) --- 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. Jordan Kyrou and Holloway --- activated from injured reserve before the game --- scored in a 23-second span early in the second period to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead. Pius Suter added a goal and two assists to help the Blues end a three-game losing streak. Holloway completed St. Louis' first hat trick of the season with 3:01 left, scoring into an empty net for his 11th of the season. 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. 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. St. Louis' Cam Fowler appeared in his 1,100th game, becoming the 10th active defenseman in the NHL to reach the mark.

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