St. Louis 3, Washington 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 20, 2024
Where: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Mitch Dunning, Wes McCauley
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, Justin Johnson
Attendance:
18096
By Field Level Media
Jordan Binnington stopped 18 shots for his 14th career shutout as the St. Louis Blues blanked the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Saturday in the back half of a home-and-home series.
The Blues avenged their 5-2 loss to the Capitals on Thursday night in Washington, D.C.
Brayden Schenn scored his 250th career goal for the Blues, who snapped their 0-2-1 winless streak. Colton Parayko and Jake Neighbours also scored for St. Louis and Robert Thomas had two assists.
The Blues killed off three Washington power plays and scored a short-handed goal.
Charlie Lindgren made 26 saves for the Capitals, who began a four-game road trip against Western Conference teams on a sour note.
The Blues outshot the Capitals 12-5 in the first period while taking a 1-0 lead.
Parayko put the Blues ahead 2:37 into the game with his first career short-handed goal. He broke up the right wing on a two-on-two rush and snapped a shot past Lindgren's glove hand and inside the left post.
St. Louis kept the upper hand for most of the second period, too, and doubled its lead to 2-0.
The Blues scored with Binnington off the ice for an extra attacker during a delayed penalty on Washington. St. Louis sustained control in the Capitals' zone before Justin Faulk set up Schenn's one-time blast from the right circle with a pass from the center point.
Schenn has six points in his last six games after failing to register a point in his previous 12 games.
During a Washington power play later in the second period, Binnington made several tough saves -- including one on Alexander Ovechkin's one-time shot moving in from the left circle.
Neighbours made it 3-0 with a power-play goal with 4:09 left to play by driving to the net and deflecting a Thomas point shot past Lindgren.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
St. Louis |
N/A |
Points |
Robert Thomas 2 |
N/A |
Goals |
Jake Neighbours 1 |
N/A |
Assists |
Robert Thomas 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Jake Neighbours 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Colton Parayko 1 |
Charlie Lindgren .897 |
Save Percentage |
Jordan Binnington 1.000 |
Charlie Lindgren 26 |
Saves |
Jordan Binnington 18 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Washington
|
18 |
0 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
20 |
29 |
St. Louis
|
29 |
3 |
1-2 |
3-3 |
22 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Blues have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .636 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Capitals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.