NHL

St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils

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St. Louis Blues
11-12-1
Final
3 - 0
New Jersey Devils
15-8-2

Jordan Binnington shuts out Devils and sets a Blues franchise record with his 152nd victory

Pavel Buchnevich tallies goal vs. Devils

Binnington's franchise record win came in the 298th game of his NHL career and moved him past Mike Liut.

Dylan Holloway had two goals for the Blues and Robert Thomas scored nine seconds into the game, missing by one second the NHL record held by two players for the fastest game-opening goal. Thomas and two others scored in nine seconds.

Justin Faulk, Pavel Buchnevich, Brandon Saad and Jake Neighbours recorded assists.

St. Louis did all of its scoring in the first period. Entering Wednesday, the Blues had outscored 23-12 in the opening period.

Jacob Markstrom, who was appearing in his 500th career game, stopped 17 shots for New Jersey, which outshot the Blues 32-18.

New Jersey managed just seven shots in three power-play chances.

The Devils were without forward Timo Meier, who was suspended for one game for cross-checking Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux in the face in Monday's 5-2 victory.

Takeaways Blues: St. Louis is a resurgent team since Jim Montgomery took over as head coach on Monday after being fired by Boston five days earlier. The Blues have won two straight road games after dropping nine of their previous 11.

Devils: New Jersey is 10-4 over its last 14 games, with all four losses being shutouts.

Key moment Thomas' goal nine seconds into the game is the fastest game-opening goal by any team this season.

Key stat St. Louis blocked 24 shots, six by defenseman Ryan Suter, to help preserve its second shutout of the season.

Up Next The Blues host Philadelphia on Saturday before embarking on a four-game trip. The Devils visit Detroit on Friday for their third game in five days.

Regular Season Series

STL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:09 Robert Thomas Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (9), Justin Faulk (5)
Goal 1st Period 6:23 Dylan Holloway Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Saad (5)
Goal 1st Period 16:05 Dylan Holloway Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Neighbours (4)

Statistics

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24 Blocked Shots 10
13 Hits 21
3 Takeaways 6
20 Shots 32
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 22
56.0 Faceoff Win Percent 44.0
11 Giveaways 10
4 Total Penalties 4
8 Penalty Minutes 8
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Luke Hughes, D Day-To-Day Jul 28
Brenden Dillon, D Day-To-Day Jul 28
Nico Hischier, C Day-To-Day Jul 28
Jesper Bratt, LW Day-To-Day Jul 28
Johnathan Kovacevic, D Out Jul 2
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyler Tucker, D Day-To-Day Jul 28
Dylan Holloway, C Day-To-Day Jul 28
Torey Krug, D Injured Reserve May 6

Game Information

Prudential Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,043 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10
Full Standings