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Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues

· National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens
22-13-6
Final
0 - 2
St. Louis Blues
17-18-8

Binnington makes 25 saves for 1st shutout of the season, Blues beat Canadiens 2-0s

Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

Binnington has 19 career shutouts. The Canadian Olympian allowed three goals or more in seven of his previous nine starts — six against Colorado in his last start.

Montreal’s Jacob Fowler stopped 17 shots.

Berggren opened the scoring midway through the first period. Otto Stenberg fed Cam Fowler coming down the slot, and Fowler faked a shot and passed to Berggren in the right circle for a one-timer.

Halfway through the second, Thomas scored his second short-handed goal of the season. Soon after the goal, Binnington stopped all six Montreal shots on a two-man advantage that lasted 1:37 with Colton Parayko and Brayden Schenn off.

The Blues' Jim Montgomery coached his 400th NHL game.

Up next Canadiens: At Dallas on Sunday.

Blues: At Chicago on Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

STL wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:48 Jonatan Berggren Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Cam Fowler (14), Otto Stenberg (5)
Goal 2nd Period 10:13 Robert Thomas Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Alexey Toropchenko (3)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 17
15 Hits 16
5 Takeaways 4
26 Shots 19
0 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 25
56.1 Faceoff Win Percent 43.9
14 Giveaways 17
2 Total Penalties 4
4 Penalty Minutes 8
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
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Anderson, RW Out Jan 12
Patrik Laine, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Jake Evans, C Injured Reserve Dec 27

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings