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Gibson earned the victory in his first game
since March 12. He had been sidelined with a lower-body issue.
Ryan O'Reilly scored for the Blues, who have lost their last
three games by the combined score of 11-2.
Jordan Binnington played goal on back-to-back nights for the
first time this season. He made 20 saves against the Ducks after
suffering a 2-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul on
Thursday night.
During the scoreless first period, the Ducks lost defenseman
Jamie Drysdale to injury. Drysdale, the sixth overall pick in
the 2020 draft, fell back awkwardly into the boards as Blues
forward Jacob de la Rose landed a body check.
The Ducks struck at the 2:23 mark of the second period as the
Blues allowed the game's first goal for the eighth time in a
row. Jakob Silfverberg fired the puck into the crease from the
right corner and the puck caromed off Steel's skate into the
net.
Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko nearly tied the game later in
the period, but Gibson threw his legs into the air and made an
improbable skate save.
Jones put the Ducks up 2-0 by capitalizing on a turnover by
Blues defenseman Torey Krug in the right corner. He deked
Binnington, then reached the puck around him with 53 seconds
left in the period.
With the Blues playing 6-on-5 during a delayed penalty call on
the Ducks, O'Reilly scored from the low slot to cut the lead to
2-1 with 9:10 left to play.
But Gibson made two spectacular saves on Blues defenseman Robert
Bortuzzo to protect the lead.
Grant and Rakell scored empty-net goals to seal the victory.
--Field Level Media
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