NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues

Apr 4, 2025, 12:00 AM · National Hockey League
Final
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Blues edge Penguins 5-4 in OT, running win streak to franchise-tying 11 games

Jake Neighbours scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues. Joel Hofer made 24 saves as St. Louis set a franchise record with its 10th straight home win.

Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Rutger McGroarty each had a goal and an assist and Connor Dewar also scored for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry made 14 saves as Pittsburgh lost its fourth straight road contest.

Neighbours’ second goal was set up by Jimmy Snuggerud, who earned his first career point in just his second NHL game. Snuggerud, a first round pick by the Blues in the 2022 draft, was signed to an entry-level contract on Friday.

McGroarty tied the game for the Penguins with 23.8 seconds left with his first NHL goal.

Rust has five goals in his last seven games.

Takeaways Penguins: Rust is one goal away from his career high for a season (28) set last season and he is one point shy of matching his career high for points in a season (58) set in 2021-22.

Blues: Forward Dylan Holloway left the game with a lower-body injury did not return. Holloway has 26 goals and 37 assists in 77 games this season.

Key moment Kyrou drew a slashing penalty on Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang at the 1:28 mark of overtime. Thomas scored 44 seconds later.

Key stat Thomas, who assisted on Neighbours’ first goal, has a six-game points streak (three goals, 12 assists) and a five-game assist streak.

Sidney Crosby got his 467th career assist on the road and moved within two of matching Mario Lemieux (469) for 10th in NHL history.

Up Next The Penguins travel to Dallas, while the Blues host Colorado on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:32 Bryan Rust Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Rutger McGroarty (1)
Goal 2nd Period 0:39 Jake Neighbours Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (51), Philip Broberg (20)
Goal 2nd Period 4:22 Connor Dewar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (33), Bryan Rust (30)
Goal 2nd Period 6:48 Pavel Buchnevich Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Nathan Walker (7)
Goal 2nd Period 8:05 Jordan Kyrou Goal (33) Snap Shot, assists: Cam Fowler (26)
Goal 3rd Period 5:56 Jake Neighbours Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Jimmy Snuggerud (1), Oskar Sundqvist (13)
Goal 3rd Period 11:15 Rickard Rakell Goal (33) Snap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (55), Matt Grzelcyk (35)
Goal 3rd Period 19:35 Rutger McGroarty Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ville Koivunen (1), Erik Karlsson (42)
Goal 4th Period 2:12 Robert Thomas Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (32)

Statistics

PIT STL
11 Blocked Shots 13
20 Hits 22
5 Takeaways 5
28 Shots 19
1 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 5
100.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 36
36.8 Faceoff Win Percent 63.2
11 Giveaways 21
4 Total Penalties 1
10 Penalty Minutes 2
St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Holloway, C Out Apr 4
Alexandre Texier, C Out Apr 4
Colton Parayko, D Out Mar 27
Torey Krug, D Injured Reserve Oct 8
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
P.O Joseph, D Injured Reserve Apr 2
Tommy Novak, C Out Mar 29
Bokondji Imama, LW Out Mar 29
Joel Blomqvist, G Out Mar 23

Game Information

Enterprise Center
12:00 AM, Fri, Apr 4, 2025
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 49 18 107 9
Carolina 46 26 96 4
New Jersey 41 29 89 7
NY Rangers 36 33 79 7
Columbus 34 32 77 9
NY Islanders 33 32 76 10
Pittsburgh 31 34 74 12
Philadelphia 31 37 71 9

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 52 21 108 4
Dallas 50 22 104 4
Colorado 47 27 98 4
St. Louis 43 28 93 7
Minnesota 41 29 89 7
Utah 35 30 82 12
Nashville 27 41 62 8
Chicago 21 45 52 10
Full Standings