Neighbours and Binnington Spearhead Blues’ Shootout Triumph over Sharks
St. Louis Blues Snatch Victory from Sharks, Putting an End to Home Losing Streak Jake Neighbours emerged as the shootout star, while Jordan Binnington defied all three attempts by the San Jose Sharks, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 triumph on Thursday night. This win ended a four-game home losing streak for the Blues. Binnington displayed resilience by bouncing back from Alexander Wennberg's equalizing goal with only 8.8 seconds remaining, securing his 151st career victory. This tied him with Mike Liut's franchise record. Standout Performances Wennberg was the lone double-goalscorer for the Sharks, with Mikael Granlund and Macklin Celebrini, the 2024 NHL draft's top pick, providing assists for both goals. For the Blues, Jordan Kyrou and Nathan Walker found the back of the net during regulation time. This marked only the second victory in their last nine matches. Walker's goal came just 11 seconds into the game, thanks to Radek Faksa's interception of a pass from Sharks' goalie Yaroslav Askarov. Later, Kyrou, positioned between Granlund and Timothy Liljegren, nudged home a pass from Pierre-Olivier Joseph for his sixth goal of the season, with 8:13 remaining in the second. Goalkeeper Highlights Binnington held the fort with 22 saves, contributing significantly to the Blues' victory, while Askarov managed 29 saves. Key Takeaways The Sharks, who have been outscored 28-10 in the season's first period, struggled from the onset, despite netting a first-period goal for the third consecutive game. On the other hand, Binnington, with 295 games under his belt, stands second among goalies in Blues' franchise history. He reached the 151-win milestone in 56 fewer games than Liut, whose record from 1979-1985 stood at 151-133, with 52 ties. Game-Changing Moment Neighbours played the hero, delivering the shootout victory with a wrist shot that outsmarted Askarov on his glove side. Key Statistics The Blues have been outscored 14-2 in the third period across their last seven games. What's Next? The Blues are set to play seven out of their next eight games on the road, commencing Saturday against the New York Islanders. The Sharks, on the other hand, will start a four-game homestand against Buffalo the same day. The post Neighbours and Binnington Spearhead Blues’ Shootout Triumph over Sharks appeared first on 21Sports.com.
St. Louis Blues Snatch Victory from Sharks, Putting an End to Home Losing Streak
Jake Neighbours emerged as the shootout star, while Jordan Binnington defied all three attempts by the San Jose Sharks, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 triumph on Thursday night. This win ended a four-game home losing streak for the Blues. Binnington displayed resilience by bouncing back from Alexander Wennberg's equalizing goal with only 8.8 seconds remaining, securing his 151st career victory. This tied him with Mike Liut's franchise record.
Standout Performances
Wennberg was the lone double-goalscorer for the Sharks, with Mikael Granlund and Macklin Celebrini, the 2024 NHL draft's top pick, providing assists for both goals. For the Blues, Jordan Kyrou and Nathan Walker found the back of the net during regulation time. This marked only the second victory in their last nine matches.
Walker's goal came just 11 seconds into the game, thanks to Radek Faksa's interception of a pass from Sharks' goalie Yaroslav Askarov. Later, Kyrou, positioned between Granlund and Timothy Liljegren, nudged home a pass from Pierre-Olivier Joseph for his sixth goal of the season, with 8:13 remaining in the second.
Goalkeeper Highlights
Binnington held the fort with 22 saves, contributing significantly to the Blues' victory, while Askarov managed 29 saves.
Key Takeaways
The Sharks, who have been outscored 28-10 in the season's first period, struggled from the onset, despite netting a first-period goal for the third consecutive game. On the other hand, Binnington, with 295 games under his belt, stands second among goalies in Blues' franchise history. He reached the 151-win milestone in 56 fewer games than Liut, whose record from 1979-1985 stood at 151-133, with 52 ties.
Game-Changing Moment
Neighbours played the hero, delivering the shootout victory with a wrist shot that outsmarted Askarov on his glove side.
Key Statistics
The Blues have been outscored 14-2 in the third period across their last seven games.
What's Next?
The Blues are set to play seven out of their next eight games on the road, commencing Saturday against the New York Islanders. The Sharks, on the other hand, will start a four-game homestand against Buffalo the same day.
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