nhl Game Recap
Recap - Blues Defeat Chicago 5-3
The Blackhawks came up short Thursday against the Blues, falling 5-3.
St. Louis was favored by -136 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
St. Louis got goals from Brandon Saad, Jordan Kyrou, Jakub Vrana, Alexey Toropchenko, and Logan Brown in the victory. Vrana opened the scoring at 4:25 of the second period.
Jordan Binnington turned in a 30-save effort for the Blues.
Boris Katchouk, Tyler Johnson, and Andreas Athanasiou scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Jordan Binnington.
Chicago got a 24-stop effort from Petr Mrazek in the loss.
St. Louis scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Chicago went 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
St. Louis lost the shots on goal battle to Chicago by a margin of 33-29.
Next game, St. Louis takes its act on the road to face Nashville looking for another win. For Chicago, they head home to face New Jersey.