The St. Louis Blues had a chance to keep things from getting away from them in Nashville. Instead, the third period turned a tight game into another bad night, and the Blues walked out with a 5-2 loss to the Predators.
For 40 minutes, St. Louis stayed within striking distance.
Then the wheels came off. Nashville pulled away in the third, and the Blues were left with a result that added another ugly mark in a season full of them.
The one bright spot came from Jimmy Snuggerud. He snapped a two-game scoreless stretch and picked up his first power-play goal of the season.
That matters on a Blues team that has struggled badly to get organized with the man advantage, and it also keeps Snuggerud’s 2026-27 pace humming. He finished last season with five power-play goals, and this year he’s on track for a much bigger number if this continues.
His season has plenty riding on it, too, with the possibility that he becomes the first Blues player ever to be owed over $10 million AAV. A pace of 41 goals would put him in a strong position.
Beyond Snuggerud, the night was mostly a mess.
Jordan Binnington had another rough outing. The season hasn’t gone the way he or the Blues expected, and his starts so far have all carried the same uncomfortable feel.
He has not looked settled in goal, and opponents are scoring too easily. Binnington has long been the kind of goalie who could rise when it mattered most, especially with a little rest, but that edge hasn’t shown up yet in 2026-27.
Giving up five goals on 24 shots is a brutal line for him.
The power play also found its way onto the loser list again. St.
Louis converted once in five chances, and that kind of production simply isn’t good enough. Nashville does bring a strong penalty kill - it ranks seventh in the NHL - but the Blues still have to do more with the talent on this roster.
The issue has been the same all season: too much waiting for the perfect setup, not enough shooting. Instead of forcing goaltenders to deal with pressure and one-timer looks, they’ve often spent too much time trying to find the extra pass.
Last season, it worked better with both Snuggerud and Dalibor Dvorsky set up on the opposite circles.
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