Jordan Kyrou Accomplishes Feat For St. Louis Blues Not Done In 30 Years

ST. LOUIS -- On a Sunday night in mid-December, Jordan Kyrou wasted little thought whether the forward should hunt and hound New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren.

Perhaps in October or November when the confidence wasn't quite as high, the St. Louis Blues right wing may have backed off and played it more conservatively.

But when Kyrou picked Lindgren's pocket and scored on a breakaway to make it 2-0 in the second period of a 3-2 win, it extended his home point streak to 11 games (six goals, five assists). It's the longest such home point home streak by a Blues skater since Craig Janney had a 13-game streak in 1993-94.

"Just got to try to keep that same mindset of attacking and shooting the puck and just can't lose that," Kyrou said after the game. "... Confidence is always good when you're scoring goals. It's always there.

"Obviously I've worked on a lot ever since I got here. I think every year I've slowly gotten better and better. From last year to this year, I feel like I've improved a lot this year with my overall game."

Blues coach Jim Montgomery, who was an assistant coach here when Kyrou has his best season (2021-22) in assists (48) and points (75), sees someone who's elevating his overall game.

"I think he's just staying with it," Montgomery said. "I just think that it doesn't matter. I don't see highs and lows in his body language. He's just onto the next shift and I think he's developing maturity to his mentally and to his physical game."

Kyrou did not record a point in each of the first three home games of this season but is making sure these days that esteemed public address announcer Tom Calhoun has reason to call his name at Enterprise Center. He'll look to make it 12 straight games Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils.

"When he's getting the puck in a scoring area, he's looking to shoot, he's not looking to pass," Blues center Robert Thomas said of Kyrou. "When he's doing that, it's tough. The goalies don't have time to get ready for his shot and he's putting it in the right spots."