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Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues

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Schenn, Buchnevich score in first 90 seconds to help Blues beat Ducks 7-2

Anaheim Ducks vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

Dylan Holloway and Jake Neighbours each had a goal and an assist, and Pavel Buchnevich, Radek Faksa, Mathieu Joseph and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for St. Louis. Jordan Kyrou had three assists, and Justin Faulk had two.

Jordan Binnington made 22 saves as the Blues won for the eighth time in 11 games (8-2-1) to pull into a tie with Vancouver for the second wild card in the Western Conference.

Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist, Nikita Nesterenko also scored and Mason McTavish had two assists for the Ducks, who lost for the fifth time in seven games. Lukas Dostal gave up five goals on 14 shots over the first two periods, and Ville Husso stopped 10 of the 12 shots he faced in the third.

Schenn scored his 16th goal of the season 41 seconds into the game, and Buchnevich added his 14th goal just 49 seconds later to give St. Louis an early 2-0 lead.

Schenn, honored by the Blues for playing in his 1,000th career game earlier this month, also fought Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba late in the first, earning a major for fighting and a minor for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The start of the game was pushed back two hours after St. Louis was forced to spend Saturday night in St. Paul after playing Minnesota due to a mechanical issue with the team’s plane.

Takeaways Ducks: Anaheim lost for the eighth time in 12 games (4-7-1) to fall eight points out of the second wild card in the Western Conference.

Blues: St. Louis attacked early and didn’t allow Anaheim to generate many scoring threats.

Key moment Binnington stopped Trevor Zegras on a breakaway opportunity that would have cut Anaheim’s deficit to 3-2 in the second period 3:31 after Gauthier got the Ducks on the scoreboard.

Key stat St. Louis went 3 for 4 on the power play, 3 for 3 on the penalty-kill and scored a short-handed goal.

Up next Ducks visit Dallas on Tuesday, and Blues play at Nashville.

Regular Season Series

STL wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:41 Brayden Schenn Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Holloway (29), Jordan Kyrou (27)
Goal 1st Period 1:30 Pavel Buchnevich Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Jake Neighbours (18), Cam Fowler (21)
Goal 2nd Period 8:19 Dylan Holloway Goal (22) Slap Shot, assists: Justin Faulk (24), Jordan Kyrou (28)
Goal 2nd Period 10:06 Cutter Gauthier Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Radko Gudas (13), Mason McTavish (21)
Goal 2nd Period 15:39 Radek Faksa Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Alexey Toropchenko (12), Nathan Walker (5)
Goal 2nd Period 18:10 Mathieu Joseph Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 2:23 Nikita Nesterenko Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Cutter Gauthier (21), Mason McTavish (22)
Goal 3rd Period 6:18 Jake Neighbours Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (29), Justin Faulk (25)
Goal 3rd Period 12:19 Oskar Sundqvist Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Zack Bolduc (14), Robert Thomas (38)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 15
18 Hits 25
4 Takeaways 7
25 Shots 26
0 Power Play Goals 3
4 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 60.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 24
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
15 Giveaways 14
6 Total Penalties 5
15 Penalty Minutes 13
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Colton Parayko, D Out Mar 27
Torey Krug, D Injured Reserve Oct 8
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Robby Fabbri, C Injured Reserve Mar 29
Ross Johnston, LW Out Mar 29
Nathan Gaucher, C Out Mar 27

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,735 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 51 20 106 4
Dallas 49 21 102 4
Colorado 46 26 96 4
Minnesota 41 28 89 7
St. Louis 41 28 89 7
Utah 34 29 80 12
Nashville 27 40 62 8
Chicago 21 44 52 10
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