Blues 3-0 Devils (27 Nov 2024) Match Summary

NEWARK, NJ — — Jordan Binnington stopped 31 shots for the 16th shutout of his career and put the St. Louis franchise record with his 152nd win as the Blues beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Binnington’s franchise-record win came in the 298th game of his NHL career, moving him past Mike Liut.

Dylan Holloway had two goals for the Blues and Robert Thomas scored nine seconds into the game, one second short of the NHL record held by two players for the fastest opening goal. Thomas and two others scored in nine seconds.

Justin Faulk, Pavel Buchnevich, Brandon Saad and Jake Neighbors recorded assists.

St. Louis scored all of his goals in the first period. Until Wednesday, the Blues had scored 23-12 in the opening period.

Jacob Markstrom, appearing in his 500th career game, stopped 17 shots for New Jersey, which outshot the Blues 32-18.

New Jersey managed just seven shots in three power-play chances.

The Devils were without forward Timo Meier, who was suspended for one game for cross-checking Nashville Predators forward Zachary L’Heureux in the face in Monday’s 5-2 win.

Takeaways

Blues: St. St. Louis is a resurgent team since Jim Montgomery took over as head coach on Monday after being fired by Boston five days earlier. The Blues have won two games in a row after losing nine of their previous 11.

Devils: New Jersey is 10-4 over its last 14 games, with all four losses being shutouts.

Key moment

Thomas’ goal nine seconds into the game is the fastest opening goal by any team this season.

Key state

St. Louis blocked 24 shots, six by defenseman Ryan Suter, to help preserve his second shutout of the season.

Next

The Blues visit Philadelphia on Saturday before embarking on a four-game road trip. The Devils visit Detroit on Friday for their third game in five days.

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