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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

Game Information

Lenovo Center

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

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 55 16 121 11
Dallas 50 20 112 12
Minnesota 46 24 104 12
Utah 43 33 92 6
St. Louis 37 33 86 12
Nashville 38 34 86 10
Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
Chicago 29 39 72 14

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 53 22 113 7
Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
Washington 43 30 95 9
Columbus 40 30 92 12
NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
New Jersey 42 37 87 3
NY Rangers 34 39 77 9
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