National Hockey League
St. Louis 4, Seattle 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, January 26, 2024
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees: Michael Markovic, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 17151

Pavel Buchnevich scored twice, including the winner at 3:31 of overtime, and added an assist as the St. Louis Blues rallied for a 4-3 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Friday night.

Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist, Oskar Sundqvist also tallied and Brayden Schenn added two assists for St. Louis, which won its fourth game in a row. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 33 saves.

Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist for Seattle, which dropped to 1-4-1 in its past six games. Brian Dumoulin and Eeli Tolvanen also scored, and Joey Daccord stopped 14 of 18 shots.

Buchnevich scored the winner on a one-timer from just outside the top of the crease after a slick pass from Schenn.

Buchnevich tied the score at 3-3 at 1:27 of the third period, taking a pass from Thomas and beating Daccord with a one-timer high to the glove side from just inside the top of the left faceoff circle.

The Blues opened the scoring on the power play at 7:39 of the first period. Schenn skated down the left wing and sent a centering pass to Sundqvist at the far post. Sundqvist put a one-timer into the net before Daccord could get all the way across.

The Kraken tied it at 10:16 of the first. Adam Larsson kept the puck in the offensive zone at the right point and sent a pass to Dumoulin, whose wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle beat a screened Binnington and went in off the far post.

Seattle took a 2-1 lead with a man advantage at 3:55 of the second period. Alex Wennberg carried the puck down the left wing on a three-on-two rush and found Bjorkstrand alone in the slot for a one-timer.

The Kraken made it 3-1 at 6:42 of the middle frame. Bjorkstrand stole the puck in the offensive zone to leave Binnington alone to face a two-man rush. Tolvanen passed to Yanni Gourde, who sent the puck back to Tolvanen for an easy tap-in at the left post.

The Blues struck again on the power play to pull within 3-2 at 15:01 of the second. Thomas got his stick on a shot from the blue line by Scott Perunovich and tipped it past Daccord.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
St. Louis   Seattle
Pavel Buchnevich 3 Points Oliver Bjorkstrand 2
Pavel Buchnevich 2 Goals Oliver Bjorkstrand 1
Brayden Schenn 2 Assists Oliver Bjorkstrand 1
Robert Thomas 1 Power Play Goals Oliver Bjorkstrand 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jordan Binnington .917 Save Percentage Joey Daccord .778
Jordan Binnington 33 Saves Joey Daccord 14
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
St. Louis 18 4 2-2 1-2 4 27
Seattle 36 3 1-2 0-2 4 23
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Kraken have a W/L % of .550 after a win and .321 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Blues have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .636 after a loss.