Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Binnington makes 25 saves for 1st shutout of the season, Blues beat Canadiens 2-0s
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.
Blues: At Chicago on Wednesday night.
Regular Season SeriesSTL wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:48 | Jonatan Berggren Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Cam Fowler (14), Otto Stenberg (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:13 | Robert Thomas Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Alexey Toropchenko (3) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Oskar Sundqvist, C | Out | Jan 18 |
| Robert Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 15 |
| Mathieu Joseph, RW | Injured Reserve | Jan 13 |
| Pius Suter, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 6 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Texier, LW | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
| Patrik Laine, RW | Injured Reserve | Jan 10 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
