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Blues Beat Canucks 3-1 to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive

The win keeps St. Louis within six points of the Western Conference's final wild-card spot after a 7-1-2 run.

Overview

  • Pius Suter opened the scoring before Pavel Buchnevich struck 79 seconds later in the second period.
  • Jordan Kyrou added an empty-net power-play goal with 48 seconds remaining to close out the win.
  • Jordan Binnington made 14 saves as Vancouver mustered 15 shots, while Kevin Lankinen stopped 18 of 20.
  • Two St. Louis goals were overturned earlier in the second, one for goaltender interference and another for a high stick involving Jimmy Snuggerud and Dylan Holloway.
  • The Blues moved to 28-30-11 and the Canucks fell to 21-40-8, with home dates Tuesday against Washington and Anaheim.