The Blues made their chances count, edging Detroit 5-4 despite being outshot 28-15.
St. Louis beat Detroit 5-4 at Little Caesars Arena, turning a low-volume attack into a road win. The Blues scored five times on 15 shots, while Detroit put 28 shots on net and finished with four goals. Jimmy Snuggerud delivered a goal and an assist for two points, with one shot, a plus-2 rating and one hit. Justin Barron also had a goal and an assist for two points, recording one shot, a plus-1 and one blocked shot. Lucas Raymond led Detroit with a goal and an assist for two points, four shots, a plus-1 and one hit. Emmitt Finnie scored Detroit’s power-play goal and had five shots, while Keegan Kolesar added a goal on two shots and three hits. Joel Hofer stopped 24 of 28 shots for an 85.7% save rate, while John Gibson made 10 saves on 15 shots for 66.7%.
Key Performers
Jimmy Snuggerud (STL): 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 1 shot, +2, 1 hit. Lucas Raymond (DET): 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 4 shots, +1, 1 hit. Emmitt Finnie (DET): 1 power-play goal, 5 shots, -2; Keegan Kolesar (DET): 1 goal, 2 shots, 3 hits.
Standings Impact
St. Louis moves to 7-6-1 and 15 points, drawing level with Detroit, which falls to 6-5-3 and remains at 15 points.
DYMA Insight
The separation was finishing and goaltending: St. Louis scored five times on 15 shots, and Hofer stopped 24 of Detroit’s 28. Detroit’s shot advantage could not overcome that conversion gap.