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ST. LOUIS -- Jaden Schwartz realizes it was just one regular season game. However, the St. Louis winger still felt plenty of satisfaction.Schwartz scored twice and David Perron added the game-winner to give the Blues a 3-2 win over San Jose on Thursday night in the teams first meeting since the Sharks won last springs Western Conference final in six games.Its a good measuring stick more than anything, Schwartz said. Last year, everyone is still going to remember it. You dont want to look too far behind. But theyre always at the top of the standings and this is a good win for us.Jake Allen had 29 saves -- holding off the Sharks 6-on-4 advantage over the final 55 seconds -- as the Blues won their second straight.We didnt change anything in our game, we just kept coming, Perron said. We came out hard and did what we had to do.Kevin Labanc got his first NHL goal and Logan Couture also scored for the Sharks, who lost their second straight after winning the first three on a season-high six-game trip.Perron broke a 2-2 tie with a power-play tally late in the second period. San Jose had killed off its previous 26 penalties over an 11-game stretch.Schwartz gave the Blues a 2-1 lead on a wrist shot from the high slot midway through the second period. He has five goals in his last six games after just one in the first eight.Hes shooting the puck, hes attacking the net, St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said. Hes getting more and more determined to score.All three of the Blues goals came as the result of traffic in front of San Jose goaltender Martin Jones.When we play our game, we can be successful against anybody, St. Louis defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said. Thats a good team over there and we rose to the occasion.San Jose was 0 for 6 on the power play. The Sharks had plenty of chances in the frantic final seconds.The difference in the game was the power-play goal, San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. They got one and we didnt.Labancs goal tied the game midway through the second period.I was just kind of battling in front of the net trying to get in position for a tip, Labanc said. But (Joe Thornton) tipped it to me and I just kind of turned around and shot it.The Blues were playing without Alexander Steen, who missed the contest with a lower-body injury.NOTES : The Blues activated D Roberto Bortuzzo, who had missed the previous nine games with a lower body injury. ... San Jose C Joe Thornton has 54 points in 48 regular season games against St. Louis. ... Sharks C Tommy Wingels has scored the winning goal in his teams last two victories. ... The Blues have given up the first goal in seven of their last nine games. ... 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He did not factor into the decision as the Bisons overcame six late runs by Charlotte to win in extra innings. "Its a frustrating way to end the night," said Romero, who left with a 7-2 lead. "I put the team into a hole there, but those first five innings were pretty good." Romero admitted the battle right now is more in his mind. "Nobody takes it harder than I do," he said. "I prepare every outing as hard as I can. Its tough to sleep at night. Its more mental than physical. Its like youre fighting yourself sometimes. Im hoping I can overcome it quick." The lefthander, optioned to Buffalo by the Toronto Blue Jays on May 10 after two ineffective major league starts, threw 47 of 96 pitches for strikes, a ratio hindered by recording only four strikes in his 20-pitch sixth inning. There was no debate about whether Romero should have stayed in the game for the sixth inning. "He was fine. He had a low pitch count," Buffalo manager Marty Brrown said.dddddddddddd "Hes not a five-inning pitcher. Hes experienced a tremendous amount of success at the major league level, and now hes battling himself too much." Dustin McGowan, another erstwhile Toronto starter, made a rehab appearance and retired one of the five batters he faced in the seventh inning. He allowed three runs on two hits and two walks. Romero has allowed 35 baserunners (18 hits and 17 walks) in 12 1-3 innings with Buffalo while striking out three. His triple-A earned-run average fell to 8.76. Tuesday marked the second time in six pro starts this season that Romero logged at least five innings. He went seven frames in his season debut for single-A Dunedin on April 27. Buffalo led 7-2 when Romero was replaced, but Romero struggled with inconsistency throughout, retiring the first two batters in four of the first five innings only to have the third batter reach base. In the first inning, Romeros first walk was followed by a wild pitch and an RBI single. In innings 2, 3 and 5, he yielded two-out doubles but rebounded to record the final out. While Romero had a three-ball count on 11 of the 24 batters he faced, there was one facet of a classic Romero start: he recorded 10 outs via ground balls and only two via fly balls. "It shows that my four-seamer and sinker were working," Romero said. "The big thing is to try to focus on the positives and not the negatives. As frustrating as it is, I have to get ready to work the next time." ' ' '