St. Louis owns a 2-1 edge over Detroit after two periods, backed by a 25-12 shot advantage.
The Blues lead 2-1 at the second-period break Tuesday and have outshot Detroit 25-12, while also winning the hits count 19-25? No—the Red Wings lead hits 25-19. Justin Barron and Pius Suter have scored for St. Louis, with Barron adding two shots on goal and a plus-one; Andrew Copp has Detroit’s goal, with two shots and a plus-one. Robert Thomas, Alexey Toropchenko, Jimmy Snuggerud and Brandon Carlo each have an assist for the Blues, while Ben Chiarot, Lucas Raymond and Copp have assists for Detroit; neither team has a power-play goal. John Gibson has stopped 23 of 25 shots for Detroit (.920), and Joel Hofer has made 11 saves on 12 shots for St. Louis (.917).
Key Performers
Justin Barron (STL): 1 G, 2 SOG, +1 Andrew Copp (DET): 1 G, 1 A, 2 SOG, +1 Gibson (DET): 23/25 saves, .920; Hofer (STL): 11/12, .917