Red Wings vs Blues: St. Louis Holds On 3-2 as Jimmy Snuggerud Scores Late and Joel Hofer Makes 30 Saves
Detroit led first, St. Louis scored twice in 1:57 early in the second period, and a late extra-attacker goal was not enough — the Blues snapped their skid and handed the Red Wings a fourth straight loss on Tuesday night.
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues held on for a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings at the Enterprise Center on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) and extending Detroit's losing run to four games. Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist for St. Louis (8-8-2), and Joel Hofer made 30 saves, according to NHL.com's game report.
Detroit (7-9-3) scored first, with 13 seconds left in the first period: Andrew Copp won a face-off, moved to the slot and redirected Ben Chiarot's wrist shot for a 1-0 lead at 19:47. St. Louis answered twice in 1:57 early in the second. Pius Suter tied it 37 seconds into the period — his 100th career NHL point — and Justin Barron put the Blues ahead at 2:34 off a pass from Robert Thomas.
Detroit thought it had tied the game on a power play with 11:23 left in the third, pushing the puck across the line in a net-front scramble, but the no-goal call on the ice was confirmed on video review, NHL.com reported. Snuggerud then pushed the lead to 3-1 at 15:58, chipping in the rebound of a Dylan Holloway shot for his 10th goal of the season. Moritz Seider scored his first goal of the season at 18:46, a one-timer with goaltender John Gibson pulled for the extra attacker, to close the scoring at 3-2. Gibson, back after missing two games with a lower-body injury, made 30 saves; Detroit has been outscored 13-5 across its four straight losses.
