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Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues

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Kapanen scores in 3rd period as the Blues beat the Hurricanes 4-3

Kasperi Kapanen nets goal for Blues

Mathieu Joseph and Jake Neighbours each had a goal and an assist for St. Louis in its second straight win. Dylan Holloway also scored.

Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere and Jack Roslovic scored for Carolina. Pyotr Kochetkov made 15 saves.

Joel Hofer, making his second consecutive start for St. Louis, had 37 saves. He made 34 saves and assisted on the lone goal in a 1-0 overtime win Thursday against the New York Islanders, becoming the only goalie in NHL history with a shutout and an assist on the only goal of the game.

Takeaways Hurricanes: Trailed 3-1 after two periods, but they rallied in the third. Gostisbehere scored on a power play at 1:39, and Roslovic tied it at 2:57.

Blues: Hofer made 18 stops in the first period. The Blues had just four shots on goal in the first 20 minutes.

Key moment The Blues scored three goals in a span of 3:09 in the second period. Joseph scored from the slot at 10:21. Neighbours blasted a slap shot from the top of the right circle at 11:35. Holloway made it 3-1 with his first goal with the Blues at 13:29.

Key stat Two 39-year-old defensemen played in the game. Between the Blues’ Ryan Suter (1,450) and the Hurricanes’ Brent Burns (1,419), the pair have 2,869 regular-season NHL games. Suter is 48 days older than Burns.

Up next The Blues conclude their four-game homestand Tuesday night against Winnipeg. The Hurricanes continue their six-game trip at Edmonton on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

STL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:21 Andrei Svechnikov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (2), Seth Jarvis (2)
Goal 2nd Period 10:22 Mathieu Joseph Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Schenn (1), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (1)
Goal 2nd Period 11:35 Jake Neighbours Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Zack Bolduc (2)
Goal 2nd Period 13:31 Dylan Holloway Goal (1) Poke, assists: Philip Broberg (5), Mathieu Joseph (1)
Goal 3rd Period 1:39 Shayne Gostisbehere Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (3), Andrei Svechnikov (3)
Goal 3rd Period 2:57 Jack Roslovic Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Drury (1), Jaccob Slavin (2)
Goal 3rd Period 4:26 Kasperi Kapanen Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Neighbours (1), Colton Parayko (3)

Statistics

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5 Blocked Shots 12
13 Hits 27
9 Takeaways 3
40 Shots 19
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 38
46.5 Faceoff Win Percent 53.5
11 Giveaways 18
7 Total Penalties 5
14 Penalty Minutes 10

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 14 4 28 0
Washington 13 4 27 1
New Jersey 12 7 26 2
NY Rangers 12 4 25 1
NY Islanders 7 7 19 5
Philadelphia 8 10 18 2
Pittsburgh 7 10 18 4
Columbus 7 9 16 2

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 16 3 32 0
Minnesota 12 3 27 3
Dallas 12 6 24 0
Colorado 10 9 20 0
Utah 7 8 17 3
St. Louis 8 11 17 1
Nashville 6 11 15 3
Chicago 6 12 13 1
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