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It was Binnington's second shutout of the
season and the seventh of his career.
Jaden Schwartz also scored for the Blues, who snapped their
0-3-2 winless streak and won for just the third time in their
last 13 games.
Louis Domingue stopped 36 of 39 shots for the Devils. He
struggled earlier this month, going 0-2-2 with a 4.23
goals-against average and a save percentage of .869, but he
single-handedly kept the Devils close in this game.
The Blues controlled the scoreless first period, outshooting the
Devils 13-6, but they failed to beat Domingue despite several
point-blank chances around the net.
They sustained that pressure through the second period while
earning an 11-5 shots advantage. Domingue stopped Ryan O'Reilly
on a point-blank redirection on the power play.
Defenseman Carl Gunnarsson moved up from the blue line and
almost reached around the lunging Domingue to convert a rebound
bid.
The Blues finally broke through midway through the period,
however, when Devils defenseman Damon Severson failed to control
the puck in front of the net. Barbashev pounced on it and buried
his shot at 9:21 of the period for his first goal in 13 games.
Schwartz nearly scored a minute into the third period, stealing
the puck to the right of the goal and walking in for a stuff
attempt. But Domingue kept his pad down to thwart him.
Jordan Kyrou came even closer, but Domingue stopped him with the
knob of his stick.
Barbashev finally made it 2-0, working a give-and-go play with
Sammy Blais to score his second uncovered goal from the slot at
5:27 of the third.
Schwartz's rebound conversion from the near left circle pushed
the lead to 3-0 with 5:15 left to play.
The Devils played with just five defensemen after Will Butcher
exited the game after logging just three shifts.
--Field Level Media
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