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Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues

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Blues rally after losing Dylan Holloway to injury to beat Lightning 3-2

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 21 saves for his 149th career win moving him past Jake Allen for second place in franchise history, just two wins behind Mike Liut’s 151.

Nick Perbix and Victor Hedman scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves for the Lightning who have lost three straight games.

Kyrou scored his fourth goal of the season 8:51 into the third period to give St. Louis a 3-1 lead.

Toropchenko scored his first goal of the season with 1:35 remaining in the second period to put St. Louis ahead 2-1 after Sundqvist tied the game with his first of the season 7:47 into the period.

Takeaways Lightning: Felt the absence of C Brayden Point who missed the game with an undisclosed injury. Point had three goals and four assists while scoring at least one point in each of his last five games.

Blues: Rallied after losing a key player to injury for the second straight game, after forward Dylan Holloway left the game late in the first period.

Key moment Holloway left the bench on a stretcher with 1:11 remaining in the first period after being struck in the neck by a puck on his previous shift. As play was stopped for a potential penalty, Blues players were seen motioning and shouting for help. The Blues reported that Holloway was alert and stable and was transported to an area hospital for further observation. Referees Cody Beach and Wes McCauley sent the teams off for the first intermission immediately after Holloway was carted away.

Key stat St. Louis is 5-4-0 when its opponent scores first after going just 10-29-4 when its opponent scored first last season.

Up next Lightning: Host Philadelphia Thursday night.

Blues: Host Utah Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

STL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 2:39 Nick Perbix Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Anthony Cirelli (11), Nikita Kucherov (11)
Goal 2nd Period 7:57 Oskar Sundqvist Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Kessel (1), Zack Bolduc (4)
Goal 2nd Period 18:25 Alexey Toropchenko Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Radek Faksa (1)
Goal 3rd Period 8:51 Jordan Kyrou Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Brayden Schenn (4), Brandon Saad (3)
Goal 3rd Period 11:43 Victor Hedman Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (12)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 18
12 Hits 24
6 Takeaways 7
23 Shots 23
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 20
52.4 Faceoff Win Percent 47.6
8 Giveaways 18
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,161 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 11 4 23 1
Toronto 10 6 22 2
Boston 8 7 18 2
Ottawa 8 7 16 0
Tampa Bay 7 6 15 1
Detroit 7 7 15 1
Buffalo 7 8 15 1
Montreal 5 9 12 2

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 9 8 18 0
Utah 7 6 17 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2
Full Standings