Anaheim 3, St. Louis 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Where: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Pierre Lambert, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway, Kory Nagy
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Anthony Stolarz made 24 saves and stopped all three shots in the shootout as the visiting Anaheim Ducks defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Max Jones and Haydn Fleury scored in regulation, and Troy Terry scored the lone goal of the shootout for the Ducks (17-30-7, 41 points).
Mike Hoffman and Kyle Clifford scored, and Jordan Binnington made 33 saves for the Blues (24-19-8, 56 points).
St. Louis could have clinched fourth place in the West Division and a playoff berth had it won and the Los Angeles Kings lost in regulation Wednesday to Arizona Coyotes, but the Blues fell and the Kings won.
Fleury gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead at 2:15 of the third period.
Terry brought the puck along the goal line and passed to Fleury above the left circle. Fleury hit the net with his second goal since he was traded to the Ducks from the Carolina Hurricanes on April 12. It was his third goal of the season.
Clifford tied the score 2-2 at 5:29. Ivan Barbashev had the puck along the wall and he waited for Clifford to come through the slot before centering a pass that Clifford redirected into the net for his fourth goal of the season.
Hoffman gave the Blues a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 11:52 of the first period.
Jones was in the penalty box for holding against Jake Walman when Ryan O'Reilly made a pass from off the wall just inside the Anaheim blue line to Hoffman, who was wide open at the top of the right circle.
Hoffman fired a slap shot past Stolarz for his 17th goal of the season.
The Ducks drew even in the second period.
Cam Fowler had the puck in the right circle and passed to Sam Carrick at the top of the left circle. His shot glanced off a St. Louis defender and went to Jones near the far post, and he slapped the puck in the net at 12:57 of the period.
Jones has two goals and three assists in the past five games against the Blues this season.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
St. Louis |
|
Haydn Fleury 1 |
Points |
Kyle Clifford 1 |
|
Haydn Fleury 1 |
Goals |
Kyle Clifford 1 |
|
Sam Carrick 1 |
Assists |
Ivan Barbashev 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Mike Hoffman 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Anthony Stolarz .923 |
Save Percentage |
Jordan Binnington .943 |
|
Anthony Stolarz 24 |
Saves |
Jordan Binnington 33 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
35 |
3 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
11 |
23 |
| St. Louis
|
26 |
2 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
9 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Blues have a W/L % of .542 after a win and .385 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Ducks have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .351 after a loss.
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