St. Louis 3, San Jose 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 21, 2024
Where: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Jake Brenk, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Kilian McNamara, James Tobias
Attendance:
17273
By Field Level Media
Jordan Binnington made 22 saves through regulation and overtime, then stopped all three shootout attempts for his 151st career victory as the St. Louis Blues earned a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Thursday.
Binnington tied Mike Luit atop the Blues' all-time victories list among goalies.
Jordan Kyrou and Nathan Walker scored in regulation for the Blues, who won for just the second time in their past eight games (2-5-1). Jake Neighbours provided the lone goal for either team in the shootout.
Alexander Wennberg scored twice for the Sharks, who have won just one of their past six games (1-2-3). Mikael Granlund and Macklin Celebrini assisted on both goals.
Yaroslav Askarov made 29 saves in his third NHL start and first for the Sharks.
With Askarov pulled for an extra attacker, Wennberg scored from the right faceoff dot with nine seconds left to force overtime.
The Blues scored 11 seconds into the game with their fourth forward line. Askarov tried to clear the puck along the boards, but Radek Faska intercepted his pass in the left corner and set up Walker's point-blank goal in front of the net.
San Jose tied the score 1-1 at 8:23 of the opening period with a power-play goal. Wennberg snapped a shot into the upper-left corner of the net from a tough right-side angle.
St. Louis finished the first period with a 15-7 shots advantage. The Blues earned two good scoring chances late in the period, but Askarov stopped Robert Thomas from stepping out from behind the net and Kyrou on his shot from the slot.
Early in the second period, Klim Kostin broke in on Binnington from the left wing on a two-on-one break and pushed the puck through him. However, the puck trickled wide and the score remained tied.
Kyrou put the Blues up 2-1 with 8:13 left in the second period. Pierre-Olivier Joseph fired the puck into the crease from the left corner, and Kyrou redirected it through Askarov.
Askarov made a glove save on Brandon Saad's shot from outside the right post early in the third period to keep the Sharks within one goal.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| San Jose |
|
St. Louis |
|
Alexander Wennberg 2 |
Points |
Jordan Kyrou 1 |
|
Alexander Wennberg 2 |
Goals |
Jordan Kyrou 1 |
|
Macklin Celebrini 2 |
Assists |
Radek Faksa 1 |
|
Alexander Wennberg 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Yaroslav Askarov .935 |
Save Percentage |
Jordan Binnington .917 |
|
Yaroslav Askarov 29 |
Saves |
Jordan Binnington 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| San Jose
|
24 |
2 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
2 |
28 |
| St. Louis
|
31 |
3 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
4 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Blues have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .462 after a loss.
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San Jose will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Sharks have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .267 after a loss.
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