The St. Louis Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 on Thursday at Enterprise Center, breaking the game open with a three-goal third period. Dylan Holloway scored three times and Justin Barron had four points as St. Louis improved to 5-4-1.
The Blues led 3-1 after two periods before pulling away. Snuggerud and Holloway scored twice more in the third, extending the lead. Jack Eichel scored Vegas’ second goal on a backhand, but the Golden Knights, who dropped to 8-4-0, could not slow the Blues down the stretch.
Key Moments: How The Blues Pulled Away
St. Louis built its cushion early. Pavel Buchnevich opened the scoring at 10:00 of the first period on a wrist shot assisted by Jonatan Berggren and Connor McMichael, and Barron made it 2-0 just under four minutes later with assists from Aleksanteri Kaskimaki and Otto Stenberg.
Vegas answered in the second period when Brett Howden scored on a wrist shot at 5:38, but Mason McTavish restored the two-goal cushion with a tip-in less than three minutes later, assisted by Adam Jiricek and Barron.
Eichel cut the deficit to one with a backhand goal at 4:08 of the third, but the Blues responded with three unanswered goals in the final 12 minutes. Snuggerud scored at 8:21, Holloway followed at 10:29 off assists from Robert Thomas and Justin Barron, and Holloway added his third goal of the night at 16:05 to close out the scoring.
Top Performers: Holloway And Barron Lead The Way
Holloway finished with three goals, one assist and three shots in 18:40 of ice time. Barron, a defenseman, recorded a goal and three assists for four points, the most on either roster, while also posting a plus-4 rating.
Blues goaltender Joel Hofer stopped 27 of 29 shots for a .931 save percentage. Vegas starter Adin Hill allowed six goals on 31 shots for an .806 save percentage. St. Louis also converted both of its power-play chances, finishing 2-for-2, while Vegas did not draw a single power-play opportunity.
What It Means
The win pushed St. Louis to 11 points and fifth place in the Central Division. Vegas remains atop the Pacific Division at 16 points despite the loss. The Blues now lead the season series 1-0.
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