Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues

· National Hockey League

Pittsburgh Penguins

30-34-12

Final
4 - 5

St. Louis Blues

42-28-7

Blues edge Penguins 5-4 in OT, running win streak to franchise-tying 11 games

Blues make it 11 in a row after Robert Thomas' OT winner

Jake Neighbours scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues. Joel Hofer made 24 saves as St. Louis set a franchise record with its 10th straight home win.

Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Rutger McGroarty each had a goal and an assist and Connor Dewar also scored for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry made 14 saves as Pittsburgh lost its fourth straight road contest.

Neighbours’ second goal was set up by Jimmy Snuggerud, who earned his first career point in just his second NHL game. Snuggerud, a first round pick by the Blues in the 2022 draft, was signed to an entry-level contract on Friday.

McGroarty tied the game for the Penguins with 23.8 seconds left with his first NHL goal.

Rust has five goals in his last seven games.

Takeaways Penguins: Rust is one goal away from his career high for a season (28) set last season and he is one point shy of matching his career high for points in a season (58) set in 2021-22.

Blues: Forward Dylan Holloway left the game with a lower-body injury did not return. Holloway has 26 goals and 37 assists in 77 games this season.

Key moment Kyrou drew a slashing penalty on Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang at the 1:28 mark of overtime. Thomas scored 44 seconds later.

Key stat Thomas, who assisted on Neighbours’ first goal, has a six-game points streak (three goals, 12 assists) and a five-game assist streak.

Sidney Crosby got his 467th career assist on the road and moved within two of matching Mario Lemieux (469) for 10th in NHL history.

Up Next The Penguins travel to Dallas, while the Blues host Colorado on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 3:32	Bryan Rust Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Rutger McGroarty (1)
Goal	2nd Period 0:39	Jake Neighbours Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (51), Philip Broberg (20)
Goal	2nd Period 4:22	Connor Dewar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (33), Bryan Rust (30)
Goal	2nd Period 6:48	Pavel Buchnevich Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Nathan Walker (7)
Goal	2nd Period 8:05	Jordan Kyrou Goal (33) Snap Shot, assists: Cam Fowler (26)
Goal	3rd Period 5:56	Jake Neighbours Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Jimmy Snuggerud (1), Oskar Sundqvist (13)
Goal	3rd Period 11:15	Rickard Rakell Goal (33) Snap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (55), Matt Grzelcyk (35)
Goal	3rd Period 19:35	Rutger McGroarty Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ville Koivunen (1), Erik Karlsson (42)
Goal	4th Period 2:12	Robert Thomas Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (32)

Statistics

PIT		STL
11	Blocked Shots	13
20	Hits	22
5	Takeaways	5
28	Shots	19
1	Power Play Goals	1
1	Power Play Opportunities	5
100.0	Power Play Percentage	20.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
21	Faceoffs Won	36
36.8	Faceoff Win Percent	63.2
11	Giveaways	21
4	Total Penalties	1
10	Penalty Minutes	2

St. Louis Blues Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Robert Thomas, C	Injured Reserve	Jan 31
Dylan Holloway, LW	Injured Reserve	Jan 29

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Rickard Rakell, RW	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Noel Acciari, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Blake Lizotte, C	Day-To-Day	Feb 6
Caleb Jones, D	Injured Reserve	Feb 4
Kris Letang, D	Injured Reserve	Jan 31