Preview: The St. Louis Blues (40-28-7) have 87 points and sit ahead of the Calgary Flames (82) and Vancouver Canucks (81), those teams have games in hand. The Minnesota Wild lost in a shootout on Monday night, putting them one point ahead of the Blues in the first Wild Card spot with the same number of games played. The Detroit Red Wings (34-33-6) are one of a handful of teams in a congested Eastern Conference Wild Card race. Jimmy Snuggerud will make his NHL debut and start alongside Zack Bolduc and Oskar Sundqvist…for the only lineup changes. Jordan Binnington is in the net, and for Detroit, it’s Cam Talbot.
No scoring in period 1…
Blues start fast with 4 shots in the first 3 minutes and get a powerplay at 2:58. A crosschecking penalty that was pretty obvious on Dylan Holloway. Detroit is last in the league on the penalty kill. But the Blues only get 1 shot.
Snuggerud gets his first shot on goal in the NHL with This is the Blues' seventh shot on goal, and Detroit has three9:37 left in the period. The Blues 7th shot on goal. Detroit with 3.
With 6:36 left Detroit trips Radek Faksa and the Blues are back on the powerplay. Again only 1 shot for the Blues on the PP.
The period ends with no scoring and the Blues lead in shots 11 to 3.
Goaltender battle as both goalies have all the answers through 2
Blues are a +18 in the second period this season…their best period of the 3.
Brayden Schenn was found guilty of tripping at 2:01 of the period. The Detroit PP is 3rd in the league. The Blues have killed 19 of 21 in their last 11 games, with only 1 shot by the Red Wings on the PP.
Halfway through period 2 and the Blues are up in shots, 17 to 6…Detroit has had good scoring chances on those 6 shots.
At 5:55 the Blues are whistled for too many men on the ice…and Detroit goes back to the powerplay. 5 shots on this PP but Binnington makes all the saves. Shots are 2, the Blues are whistled for too many men on the ice…and Detroit goes back to the power play. There are five shots on this PP,0 to 10 in favor of the Blues. Detroit has 11 scoring chances on 10 shots…
Game remains scoreless…Blues have 23 shots to 12 for the Red Wings. Each team has 13 scoring chances.
Each team with a goal in the 3rd
A broken play in the Blues end leaves a Red Wings player with a wide open net…Binnington with the initial save and it’s 1 to 0 Detroit. Their 18th shot at 5:13.
Blues get their 3rd powerplay of the game with 11:27 left. Sundqvist drawing a tripping penalty. No shots on the PP…just couldn’t get set up.
And then Zack Bolduc takes a penalty with 9:06 left. Only 1 shot by Detroit on this PP. Blues had the best scoring chance on a 2 on 1 shorthanded play.
5 MINUTES!! Blues with 35 shots…but nothing to show for it oDetroit with 19 shots and a 1-goal lead.n the scoreboard. Detroit with 19 shots and the 1 goal lead.
Blues pull Binnington with just over 3 minutes left, looking for the tying goal.
And with 28 seconds left, the Blues tie it up …Jordan Kyrou with a chip deflection of a pass from Cam Fowler. The 2nd assist to Dylan Holloway. Kyrou’s 32nd of the season. 1 to 1 on the Blues 36th shot. Red Wings finish with 19 shots in regulation.
OVERTIME!! Blues WIN…Cam Fowler with a backhanded top shelf shot off a pass from Robert Thomas, up over the sprawling goalie!! His 9th of the year game-winning and the Blues 10th win in a row!! Fowler’s first game winning goal as a Blue!!