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St. Louis Blues at Carolina Hurricanes

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Snuggerud scores 2, Binnington stops 31 shots as Blues beat East-leading Hurricanes 3-1

Jimmy Snuggerud lights the lamp

Snuggerud scored a tying goal in the second period and added a go-ahead score in third for the Blues, who were coming off an overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday.

Jordan Binnington starred for St. Louis, stopping 31 of the 32 shots he faced. Pavel Buchnevich scored his 15th of the season into an empty net in the final minute and Dylan Holloway assisted on both goals by Snuggerud, who has been on a offensive tear recently as the Blues won for the sixth time in eight games.

Snuggerud had his fourth straight multi-point game and scored in his fourth straight. The 21-year-old forward had a goal and two assists against the Islanders after recording a goal and assist in wins over Anaheim and San Jose. He has 15 goals and 19 assists in 53 games.

Mark Jankowski scored for the Hurricanes, who had their 12-game home points streak halted. Brandon Bussi made 14 saves.

Carolina, which entered having won three of their last four games and eight of their last 10, dominated at the outset, outshooting the Blues 13-2 in the first period.

Jankowski scored his seventh of the season after making a steal at center ice, moving around the Blues' Tyler Tucker and beating a sliding Binnington with a high shot for a 1-0 lead.

Snuggerud tied the game less than four minutes into the second period, beating Bussi with a snap shot from the high slot. He added the tiebreaking goal with just under five minutes remaining in the third period, sending a shot beneath Bussi's blocker from close range.

Up next Blues: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.

Hurricanes: At the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

STL wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:38 Mark Jankowski Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 3:53 Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Holloway (15), Cam Fowler (22)
Goal 3rd Period 15:12 Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Holloway (16), Robert Thomas (28)
Goal 3rd Period 19:09 Pavel Buchnevich Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Finley (3), Alexey Toropchenko (5)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 12
18 Hits 16
5 Takeaways 7
17 Shots 32
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 27
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
16 Giveaways 11
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shayne Gostisbehere, D Day-To-Day Mar 22
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Mar 6
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyler Tucker, D Out Mar 21

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,562 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 46 13 102 10
Dallas 43 16 97 11
Minnesota 40 19 92 12
Utah 37 28 80 6
Nashville 33 28 75 9
Winnipeg 29 29 70 12
St. Louis 28 30 67 11
Chicago 26 31 65 13

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 19 96 6
Pittsburgh 35 19 86 16
Columbus 37 22 85 11
NY Islanders 40 26 85 5
Philadelphia 34 23 80 12
Washington 35 27 79 9
New Jersey 35 32 72 2
NY Rangers 28 34 65 9
Full Standings