St. Louis 4, Seattle 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, January 26, 2024
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees:
Michael Markovic, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance:
17151
By Field Level Media
Pavel Buchnevich scored twice, including the winner at 3:31 of overtime, and added an assist as the St. Louis Blues rallied for a 4-3 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Friday night.
Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist, Oskar Sundqvist also tallied and Brayden Schenn added two assists for St. Louis, which won its fourth game in a row. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 33 saves.
Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist for Seattle, which dropped to 1-4-1 in its past six games. Brian Dumoulin and Eeli Tolvanen also scored, and Joey Daccord stopped 14 of 18 shots.
Buchnevich scored the winner on a one-timer from just outside the top of the crease after a slick pass from Schenn.
Buchnevich tied the score at 3-3 at 1:27 of the third period, taking a pass from Thomas and beating Daccord with a one-timer high to the glove side from just inside the top of the left faceoff circle.
The Blues opened the scoring on the power play at 7:39 of the first period. Schenn skated down the left wing and sent a centering pass to Sundqvist at the far post. Sundqvist put a one-timer into the net before Daccord could get all the way across.
The Kraken tied it at 10:16 of the first. Adam Larsson kept the puck in the offensive zone at the right point and sent a pass to Dumoulin, whose wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle beat a screened Binnington and went in off the far post.
Seattle took a 2-1 lead with a man advantage at 3:55 of the second period. Alex Wennberg carried the puck down the left wing on a three-on-two rush and found Bjorkstrand alone in the slot for a one-timer.
The Kraken made it 3-1 at 6:42 of the middle frame. Bjorkstrand stole the puck in the offensive zone to leave Binnington alone to face a two-man rush. Tolvanen passed to Yanni Gourde, who sent the puck back to Tolvanen for an easy tap-in at the left post.
The Blues struck again on the power play to pull within 3-2 at 15:01 of the second. Thomas got his stick on a shot from the blue line by Scott Perunovich and tipped it past Daccord.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
St. Louis |
|
Seattle |
Pavel Buchnevich 3 |
Points |
Oliver Bjorkstrand 2 |
Pavel Buchnevich 2 |
Goals |
Oliver Bjorkstrand 1 |
Brayden Schenn 2 |
Assists |
Oliver Bjorkstrand 1 |
Robert Thomas 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Oliver Bjorkstrand 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jordan Binnington .917 |
Save Percentage |
Joey Daccord .778 |
Jordan Binnington 33 |
Saves |
Joey Daccord 14 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
St. Louis
|
18 |
4 |
2-2 |
1-2 |
4 |
27 |
Seattle
|
36 |
3 |
1-2 |
0-2 |
4 |
23 |
Upcoming Games
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Seattle will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Kraken have a W/L % of .550 after a win and .321 after a loss.
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Blues have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .636 after a loss.