St. Louis Blues Alexander Steen (C) is congratulated by teammates T.J. Oshie (L) and Jay Bouwmeester after scoring the first of his two goals in period one against the Montreal Canadiens  at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on December 19, 2013. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

St. Louis Blues Alexander Steen (C) is congratulated by teammates T.J. Oshie (L) and Jay Bouwmeester after scoring the first of his two goals in period one against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on December 19, 2013. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Blues star Alexander Steen signed a new three year contract extension on Thursday. He then scored two goals in the Blues 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens to snap a two game losing streak. Steen has 24 goals, already tying a career high and putting him second to Washington Capitals’ captain Alex Ovechkin’s 28 for the NHL lead.

The Blues are 48-0-1 in the past 49 home games when they’ve scored three goals or more, and they set the tempo with a three-goal first period. Steen scored a shorthanded goal just 4:20 into the game and then gave the Blues a 2-0 advantage at 7:55 beating Montreal goalie Carey Price with a wrist shot.

“It’s a good day,” Steen said. “We came out with a lot of jump. We knew they were a good team that plays physical, has a lot of speed, but it felt like we went out and dictated from the early going.”

Chris Stewart put the Blues on top 3-0 at 13:33 off Brenden Morrow’s 300th career assist.

Jaden Schwartz and Maxim Lapierre netted the Blues other two goals.