The St. Louis Blues dropped another game to a Central Division opponent, and this time, it wasn’t one of the ones that are usually at the top. In Nashville, this team just proved how worrisome you should be, and going all in on a playoff berth this season is not a smart move.
Over the course of the first 40 minutes, the Blues kept it close with a 3-2 deficit going into the third. Then the doors fell off, and again, one consistent loser this season stayed true to that terrible consistency. Final score, Blues lose 5-2.
Let’s go over the game, as there was really only one winner and at least three losers to talk about.
Winner
Jimmy Snuggerud
Getting on the board for the first time in two games, Jimmy Snuggerud is keeping up the pace in 2026-27. He scored his first goal on the power play this season, after notching five of them last season. On a team that has had so many struggles with setting up and establishing a sound power play, No. 21 has been an enigma.
This season is an important one for Snuggerud, as he is going to fall into this growing trend of Restricted Free Agents that have been given crazy deals to retain them. He won't be making Macklin Celebrini or Connor Bedard-like cash next season, but there is a very good chance that he could become the first Blues player to ever be owed over $10 million AAV. This season will determine it, and a pace of 41 goals is a good place to start.
Losers
Jordan Binnington
This season, and his legacy as the winningest goaltender in Blues history, is starting to slip away from No. 50. Things are not going the way that he, and the Blues faithful, had hoped.
In all three starts, he has looked uncomfortable in the net, and the competition is scoring on him often and rather easily. Binnington has always proven to be a goalie that was able to clutch up when needed, and was always better with a bit of rest. Neither of those things have not been seen thus far in 2026-27.
Allowing five goals on 24 shots is a really bad look for Binner.
Power play
Another bad look for these Blues is their effectiveness with the man-advantage. It has been a brutal showing all season long, and a single goal on five chances is not great. To the Predators' credit, they do have the seventh-best penalty killing unit in the NHL, but that is still no excuse with this amount of firepower.
The power play's faults are a lack of establishment, as well as lack of shooting. They have tried and tried again at finding the open man, when looking for one-timer chances might give them a bit more pressure on opposing goaltenders.
It worked out pretty well with both Snuggerus and Dalibor Dvorsky on opposite circles last season.
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