Jordan Binnington shuts out Devils and sets a Blues franchise record with his 152nd victory

By EVERETT MERRILL

NEWARK — Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots for the 16th shutout of his vocation and acceptable the St. Louis franchise grounds with his 152nd triumph arsenic the Blues bushed the New Jersey Devils 3-0 connected Wednesday night.

Binnington’s franchise grounds triumph came successful the 298th crippled of his NHL vocation and moved him past Mike Liut.

Dylan Holloway had 2 goals and Robert Thomas scored 9 seconds into the crippled for the Blues. Justin Faulk, Pavel Buchnevich, Brandon Saad and Jake Neighbours recorded assists.

St. Louis did each of its scoring successful the archetypal period. Entering Wednesday, the Blues had outscored 23-12 successful the opening period.

Jacob Markstrom, who was appearing successful his 500th vocation game, stopped 15 shots for New Jersey, which outshot the Blues 32-18.

New Jersey managed conscionable 7 shots successful 3 power-play chances.

The Devils were without guardant Timo Meier, who was suspended for 1 crippled for cross-checking Nashville Predators guardant Zachary L’Heureux successful the look successful Monday’s 5-2 victory.

TAKEAWAYS

Blues: St. Louis is simply a resurgent squad since Jim Montgomery took implicit arsenic caput manager connected Monday aft being fired by Boston 5 days earlier. The Blues person won 2 consecutive roadworthy games aft dropping 9 of their erstwhile 11.

Devils: New Jersey is 10-4 implicit its past 14 games, with each 4 losses being shutouts.

KEY MOMENT

Thomas’ extremity 9 seconds into the crippled is the fastest game-opening extremity by immoderate squad this season.

KEY STAT

St. Louis blocked 24 shots, six by defenseman Ryan Suter, to assistance sphere its 2nd shutout of the season.

UP NEXT

The Blues big Philadelphia connected Saturday earlier embarking connected a four-game trip. The Devils sojourn Detroit connected Friday for their 3rd crippled successful 5 days.