St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
Blues beat the NHL-worst Canucks 3-1 to end 2-game losing streak
St. Louis is six points behind Nashville for the final wild-card playoff berth in the Western Conference. The Blues have are 7-1-2 in their last 10.
Jordan Kyrou scored into an empty net on a power play with 48 seconds left to seal it. Jordan Binnington stopped 14 shots for St. Louis, allowing only defenseman Filip Hronek's third-period goal on a power play.
Kevin Lankinen made 18 saves for the Canucks.
Suter, a former Vancouver player, opened the scoring midway through the second period. Lankinen stopped Robert Thomas' shot but the puck hit Suter and went into the net.
Just over a minute later, Buchnevich took a shot from above the faceoff circle that found an empty corner of the net past a diving Lankinen.
Canucks: Host Anaheim on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesSTL wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:17 | Pius Suter Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Robert Thomas (30), Dylan Holloway (17) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:36 | Pavel Buchnevich Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Philip Broberg (20), Logan Mailloux (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:32 | Filip Hronek Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (26), Marco Rossi (19) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:12 | Jordan Kyrou Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (26), Logan Mailloux (5) |
Statistics
 STL |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 18 | Hits | 26 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 21 | Shots | 15 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 14 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 32.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 67.4 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 30 |
| Akil Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Colton Parayko, D | Out | Oct 31 |
| Ross Johnston, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Torey Krug, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Dillon Dube, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Tyler Tucker, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
