Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Snuggerud, Holloway lift Blues to 5-3 victory over Blue Jackets
Making his second start of the season, Jordan Binnington stopped 20 shots. In his first game, Binnington allowed six goals in a loss at Colorado.
St. Louis (2-2-1) snapped a three-game losing streak. The Blues had lost their previous six games against the Blue Jackets (2-2-0).
Jet Graeves recorded 24 saves for Columbus.
On a delayed penalty, Jonatan Berggren scored the go-ahead goal at 9:33 in the third period. Greaves stopped a Mason McTavish shot but Berggren was there to put back the rebound.
Pavel Buchnevich added an empty-net goal at 19:17.
Valeri Nichushkin, Kent Johnson and Cole Sillinger scored for the Blue Jackets in their first road game this year.
Sillinger tied the game at 6:51 of the third period when he pushed a rebound by Binnington, who failed to corral the puck.
St. Louis led 3-2 after two periods.
Jake Neighbours scored from just to the right of the goal at 6:10 of the second period.
Philip Broberg found Snuggerud alone by the right side of the goal. Snuggerud tapped in the puck at 9:02. He snapped in a wrist shot from the right circle after getting the puck from Robert Thomas at 12:32.
The Blue Jackets scored twice in the first period. Nichushkin scored at 16:10 and Johnson at 19:48.
Sean Monahan, who turns 32 on Monday, played in his 900th career game.
Earlier Saturday, the Blues announced forward Dillon Dube will be re-evaluated in eight weeks after suffering a neck injury in the Blues’ 3-2 overtime loss against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
Blues: Will begin a three-game road trip Tuesday at Ottawa.
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Regular Season SeriesSTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 16:10 | Valeri Nichushkin Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Sean Monahan (1), Erik Gudbranson (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:48 | Kent Johnson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fantilli (1), Zach Werenski (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:10 | Jake Neighbours Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Justin Barron (1), Dylan Holloway (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:02 | Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Philip Broberg (3), Dylan Holloway (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:32 | Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (1), Dylan Holloway (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:51 | Cole Sillinger Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie Coyle (4), Carson Soucy (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:33 | Jonatan Berggren Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mason McTavish (2), Colton Parayko (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:17 | Pavel Buchnevich Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
 CBJ |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 17 | Hits | 12 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 23 | Shots | 27 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 58.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 41.7 |
| 23 | Giveaways | 20 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 9 | Penalty Minutes | 9 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Johnston, LW | Out | Oct 17 |
| 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 |
Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
1 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
 Washington |
0 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
 NY Islanders |
1 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh |
1 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
 Columbus |
0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
 Philadelphia |
3 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
