Jake Neighbours Scores 2 Goals As St. Louis Blues Beat Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 – News18

CHICAGO: Jake Neighbours, Pavel Buchnevich and Kevin Hayes scored within the first interval, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday.

Neighbours additionally scored within the third and Jordan Binnington made 32 saves as St. Louis bounced again properly after dropping 8-3 to Nashville on Friday. Binnington went the space in his sixth win after the Blues used two goaltenders of their earlier two video games and three of their final 5 general.

Chicago misplaced for the sixth time in seven video games. It was coming off a 4-3 time beyond regulation victory over Toronto on Friday, but it surely stays searching for its first win streak this season.

Ryan Donato and Boris Katchouk scored for the Blackhawks, and Arvid Soderblom made 24 stops.

Chicago received off to a sleepy begin, and St. Louis took benefit.

Neighbours received free for a breakaway and held off Blackhawks defenseman Kevin Korchinski earlier than slipping a backhand previous Soderblom on the goaltender’s glove aspect at 3:21. It was Neighbours’ fourth aim in 5 video games and No. 6 on the season.

Hayes made it 2-0 when he despatched a wrist shot from the left circle over Soderblom’s proper shoulder at 5:27.

After Donato received Chicago on the board, redirecting an Isaak Phillips’ shot previous Binnington at 14:45, St. Louis responded with a uncommon energy-play aim. Standing on the aspect of the online, Buchnevich knocked residence a slick, no-look cross by Robert Thomas for a 3-1 lead with 2:58 left within the first.

The Blues had been 5 for 59 with the person benefit this season coming into the day, rating thirty first within the NHL at 8.5%.

The Blackhawks pressed laborious within the first a part of the third interval however got here up empty and Neighbours made it 4-1 with 6:08 left. Korchinski turned the puck over behind the online and Buchnevich discovered Neighbours in entrance.

UP NEXT

Blues: At the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night time.

Blackhawks: Host the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night time.

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