Jordan Binnington made 24 saves as the St. Louis Blues ended their four-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday in Salt Lake City.
Alexandre Texier and Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues, who had been outscored 16-4 during their losing streak.
Michael Kesselring scored for Utah, and Connor Ingram made 27 saves for the Hockey Club, which has now gone winless in its last five games (0-3-2).
Blues defenseman Tyler Tucker left the game in the third period after a hard shoulder-first fall into the boards.
St. Louis outshot Utah 15-6 in the first period and took a 1-0 lead. Mathieu Joseph tested Ingram with a shot from the right wing, and Texier challenged him with a shot from the left wing on the rush. The Blues finally scored with 2:19 left in the first, when Radek Faska passed the puck to Texier, who scored from the low slot.
The second period ended scoreless, with Utah outshooting the Blues 9-7. Utah had a chance to score on a scramble in front of the net, but Ingram stopped Joseph’s rush from the left wing. Binnington kept St. Louis ahead by stopping Barrett Hayton’s shot during a 2-on-1 short-handed rush.
St. Louis Blues (NHL)Kesselring tied the game 3:27 into the third period. After Kevin Stenlund won a faceoff in the offensive zone, Nick Bjugstad passed the puck back to Kesselring, who shot from the right point through traffic.
Ingram made a great save on Kyrou’s point-blank shot, but Kyrou scored shortly afterward. Thomas made a diagonal pass from the end boards to Kyrou, who stepped in from the right circle and put the Blues ahead 2-1.
Utah had a chance to tie the game during back-to-back power plays. On the first, Keller’s shot hit the crossbar. On the second, Binnington came out of the crease to stop Josh Doan’s shot from the slot.
