The St. Louis Blues pulled off a 5-4 comeback win over the Detroit Red Wings in a Halloween matinee, flipping a game that looked ugly for most of the first 30 minutes into a finish that belonged entirely to St. Louis.
Detroit carried a 4-2 lead into the third period, but the Blues ripped that script apart with a three-goal final frame and skated away with the victory. The comeback was driven by a handful of standout performances, starting on the blue line.
Justin Barron kept making his case as one of the Blues’ most effective defensemen. He chipped in a goal and an assist, adding another multi-point game to a stretch that has shown plenty of offense from the back end along with steady play in his own zone. With Logan Mailloux due back, Jim Montgomery is going to have a real decision to make.
Jimmy Snuggerud stayed hot, too. He scored his eighth goal of the season against Detroit, and after 14 games, he is on pace for 48 goals. The way he’s skating right now, the idea of 50 goals no longer sounds far-fetched.
The winner, though, came from an unexpected source. Aleksanteri Kaskimaki buried the game-winner for his first career NHL goal, and he picked a memorable moment to do it.
Pavel Buchnevich also got back on the scoresheet, opening the three-goal third period with his third goal of the season. He’s been a steady presence, but for an $8 million AAV player, the production still hasn’t matched the price tag.
Dalibor Dvorsky added another goal as well, his third of the season. With trade rumors swirling around both the Blues and the Red Wings, he tuned everything out and made his own impact. It has been a difficult season for him, but this could be the start of a run.
Even with the win, there’s a concern hanging over the Blues. They’ve now won two straight, but both victories came with fewer than 20 shots on goal.
That’s not a sustainable formula, especially for an offense that should be capable of reaching 30-plus shots a night. Scoring five times on 15 shots against Detroit was enough this time.
It won’t be every time.
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Logan Mailloux Just Reached A Big Point In His Blues Return
Logan Mailloux is taking a meaningful step back toward the Blues lineup after being assigned to the AHLs Springfield Thunderbirds on a conditioning stint. The defenseman has been working his way back from the injury that sent him to surgery in the preseason, leaving him on injured reserve since late September and sidelined as St. Louis has managed his recovery.
For the Blues, the move offers a chance to get Mailloux back into game action and gauge where he stands after a long layoff. It also adds another layer to a trade that brought him to St. Louis from Montreal, with the organization still waiting to see how soon he can be ready to help on the blue line again. [Read more 🡒]
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For St. Louis, the bigger takeaway is what did not happen. The Blues had reason to monitor Wright, but they also had every incentive to be careful about paying a premium for another center when the organization already has young talent coming through the middle. In a market where pedigree can still drive the price, passing on this kind of swing looks less like hesitation and more like restraint. [Read more 🡒]
Pavel Buchnevich Is Changing A Blues Debate Fast
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The offensive side is following along, too. Buchnevich has found the net in two of the Blues' last five games, and he has done it while moving across multiple line combinations, a sign that his game is settling in no matter where he lines up. For a team still sorting out its best mix, that kind of versatility is making it harder to view him as anything but an important part of the picture. [Read more 🡒]