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St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers

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St. Louis Blues
14-15-8
Final
6 - 2
Florida Panthers
19-14-2

Neighbours and Thomas score twice to lead the Blues over the Panthers 6-2

St. Louis Blues vs. Florida Panthers: Game Highlights

Jonatan Berggren and Justin Faulk also scored for the Blues, and Joel Hofer made 27 saves. Pavel Buchnevich and Berggren added two assists.

A.J. Greer and Sam Reinhart scored for the Panthers, who had won four straight. Daniil Tarasov stopped 25 shots.

The Blues led 2-0 early in the second period before Greer and Reinhart scored for the tie.

The Blues took a 3-2 lead into the third when Faulk sent a shot past Tarasov with 0.8 seconds remaining in the period.

Neighbours opened the scoring midway through the firat and restored their two-goal lead on his second goal with 5:58 remaining.

Thomas scored with 7:07 left and added an empty-net goal with 3:32 remaining.

Jonatan Berggren gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead 1:55 into the second period when his shot crossed the goal line in Tarasov's glove.

Florida was still without Matthew Tkachuk, the St. Louis native who has been skating in recent weeks but has yet to make his season debut following offseason surgery to repair an adductor muscle and sports hernia.

The Panthers are hoping he will be able to return in time for the Winter Classic at loanDepot Park — home of baseball’s Miami Marlins — against the New York Rangers on Jan. 2.

Up next Blues: Visit Tampa Bay on Monday.

Panthers: Visit Carolina on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

STL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:59 Jake Neighbours Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Cam Fowler (12), Otto Stenberg (1)
Goal 2nd Period 1:55 Jonatan Berggren Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (13), Robert Thomas (18)
Goal 2nd Period 7:35 A.J. Greer Goal (7) Deflected, assists: Jesper Boqvist (4), Seth Jones (15)
Goal 2nd Period 12:45 Sam Reinhart Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (20), Sam Bennett (13)
Goal 2nd Period 19:59 Justin Faulk Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Jonatan Berggren (5)
Goal 3rd Period 12:02 Jake Neighbours Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Otto Stenberg (2), Brayden Schenn (8)
Goal 3rd Period 12:53 Robert Thomas Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (14), Jonatan Berggren (6)
Goal 3rd Period 16:28 Robert Thomas Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 7
19 Hits 26
4 Takeaways 2
32 Shots 29
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
33.3 Power Play Percentage 25.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 32
50.8 Faceoff Win Percent 49.2
11 Giveaways 15
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brad Marchand, LW Out Jan 12
Seth Jones, D Injured Reserve Jan 10
Jonah Gadjovich, LW Injured Reserve Jan 5
Cole Schwindt, C Injured Reserve Jan 5
Matthew Tkachuk, LW Injured Reserve Jan 5
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mathieu Joseph, RW Out Jan 12
Robert Thomas, C Day-To-Day Jan 12
Philip Broberg, D Out Jan 12
Pius Suter, C Injured Reserve Jan 6

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,081 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 33 4 74 8
Dallas 27 10 63 9
Minnesota 26 12 61 9
Utah 22 20 48 4
Nashville 21 20 46 4
Chicago 19 20 45 7
St. Louis 17 21 42 8
Winnipeg 17 22 39 5

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 28 15 60 4
Tampa Bay 28 13 59 3
Montreal 26 14 58 6
Toronto 23 15 53 7
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5
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