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National Hockey League
St. Louis 2, Philadelphia 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 4, 2024
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 18728

Pavel Buchnevich scored in the fourth round of a shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues past the host Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Monday.

The Blue's lone goal in regulation came from Kevin Hayes, acquired from the Flyers in a trade last June.

St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington stopped 40 shots.

Scott Laughton recorded the regulation goal for the Flyers and Morgan Frost was the only Philadelphia player able to score in the shootout. Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson made 24 saves in the loss.

The Flyers -- who continued to play without key injured players such as Travis Konecny and Jamie Drysdale - saw defenseman Cam York shoot the puck off the crossbar at 3:57 of overtime.

Sean Walker took a strong shot through traffic at 5:30 of the third period, but Binnington snared the puck out of the air.

Each team had a power play in the final 10 minutes of regulation, but Binnington and Ersson elevated their level of play with some stellar saves to send the game into overtime.

The opening 10 minutes of the first period showcased a defensive-oriented battle with very few chances on either side.

The Blues had their best opportunity at 11:46 when Buchnevich appeared to have an empty net for a tap-in. But Ersson sprawled out and somehow made the save with his left pad.

Oskar Sundqvist was whistled for hooking against Philadelphia's Owen Tippett at 12:33 yet the Flyers couldn't capitalize with the extra skater despite some solid offensive pressure.

The Flyers lit the lamp first at 18:52 when Ryan Poehling skated in from center ice and flipped the puck on the net. Laughton was set up in front to corral the rebound and send the puck past Binnington.

Nick Leddy fired a wrist shot at 6:26 of the second period and Jordan Kyrou had an even better chance at 7:47 but neither could get past Ersson.

Philadelphia's Nick Seeler was called for interference at 10:13. Buchnevich ripped a slap shot during the power play but was denied by Ersson.

Hayes broke free all alone and scored through Ersson's pads to tie the game at 1 at 15:47. It snapped a 19-game skid for Hayes without a goal.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
St. Louis   Philadelphia
Kevin Hayes 1 Points Scott Laughton 1
Kevin Hayes 1 Goals Scott Laughton 1
Kasperi Kapanen 1 Assists Ryan Poehling 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jordan Binnington .976 Save Percentage Samuel Ersson .960
Jordan Binnington 41 Saves Samuel Ersson 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
St. Louis 25 2 0-3 2-2 4 27
Philadelphia 42 1 0-2 3-3 6 28
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Flyers have a W/L % of .545 after a win and .467 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Blues have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .621 after a loss.