Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Barron's 4-point night powers Blues past Golden Knights, 6-2
Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist and Pavel Buchnevich and Mason McTavish also scored for the Blues, who improved to 3-0-1 at Enterprise Center this season. Joel Hofer made 27 saves.
Brett Howden and Jack Eichel scored and Aidan Hill made 25 saves for the Golden Knights, who dropped their second straight game.
Golden Knights forward Mitch Marner didn’t play because of what the club called “a family matter.” His wife, Stephanie, was due to give birth to their second child, someone with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the specific reason wasn’t announced.
Marner has a seven-game point streak and has recorded 12 points in 11 games for the season. Alexander Holtz replaced him in the lineup.
Buchnevich’s goal at the 10-minute mark of the first period broke a scoreless tie and ran the Blues streak with at least on power play goal to five games. The last time St. Louis had a five-game streak with a power play goal was January 3-10, 2023.
Barron made it 2-0 with 6:11 left in the first with an assist from Aleksanteri Kaskimäki. It was Barron’s first goal as a Blue and Kaskimäki’s first career point.
Howden got Vegas on the board at 5:38 of the second, banging home a rebound off a Noah Hanifin shot, but the Blues answered three minutes later when McTavish tipped in an Adam Jiricek slap shot.
Eichel got Vegas back to within one at 4:08 of the third, banking in a shot off Cam Fowler’s skate.
Snuggerud made it 4-2 Blues at 8:21 and Holloway added a pair to put the game away.
Blues: Host Carolina on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:00 | Pavel Buchnevich Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonatan Berggren (3), Connor McMichael (5) |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:49 | Justin Barron Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Aleksanteri Kaskimaki (1), Otto Stenberg (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:38 | Brett Howden Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Hanifin (3), Alexander Holtz (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:30 | Mason McTavish Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Adam Jiricek (1), Justin Barron (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:08 | Jack Eichel Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Ivan Barbashev (8), Brayden McNabb (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:21 | Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Holloway (7), Justin Barron (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:29 | Dylan Holloway Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (5), Justin Barron (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:05 | Dylan Holloway Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Neighbours (3), Jimmy Snuggerud (2) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 36 | Hits | 13 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 28 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 49.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.8 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 0 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 0 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Johnston, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Torey Krug, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Dillon Dube, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Alexey Toropchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 5 |
| Tyler Tucker, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
