Binnington, Fowler Stop All 18 Shots in Scoreless First

St. Louis and Montréal are tied 0-0 after the first, with each side putting 9 shots on goal. Jordan Binnington has stopped all 9 shots for St. Louis (1.000 save percentage), and Jacob Fowler has matched him with 9 saves on 9 shots (1.000). Pavel Buchnevich leads the Blues with 2 shots (0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, plus-minus 0, 0 hits, 0 power-play goals), while Pius Suter also has 2 shots (0-0-0, plus-minus 0, 1 hit, 0 power-play goals); Montréal’s Cole Caufield has 2 shots (0-0-0, plus-minus 0, 0 hits, 0 power-play goals). St. Louis has brought the heavier pressure physically with 11 hits and 7 blocks to Montréal’s 7 hits and 3 blocks, though both teams have 2 takeaways and neither has scored on the power play.