The St. Louis Blues (33-28-7) dismantled the Anaheim Ducks (29-31-7) in a 7-2 victory at the Enterprise Center on Sunday night. Before the game, Blues captain Brayden Schenn was honored for playing in his 1,000th NHL game last month.
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Mar 16, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn (10) looks on with his family during a ceremony to celebrate his 1,000th career NHL game before a game against the Anaheim Ducks at Enterprise Center.
Game Recap:
The captain wasted no time making an impact, scoring just 41 seconds into the game off a Dylan Holloway pass. Pavel Buchnevich doubled the lead less than a minute later, redirecting a Jake Neighbours pass.
Despite recording just four shots in the second period, the Blues converted on three of them. Holloway extended the lead to 3-0 with a power-play one-timer from the top of the circle. Anaheim’s Cutter Gauthier responded moments later, cutting the lead to 3-1 off a rebound. Radek Faksa restored the three-goal advantage at 15:39 in the second, and Mathieu Joseph added a short-handed tally on a 2-on-1 rush at 18:10, making it 5-1.
Anaheim’s Nikita Nesterenko trimmed the deficit to 5-2 early in the third, deflecting a Gauthier pass past Jordan Binnington. However, Neighbours notched St. Louis’ second power-play goal with 6:18 left, and Oskar Sundqvist added a third power-play marker at 12:19 to seal the 7-2 win.
“It’s been awesome. Obviously, winning is awesome,” Kyrou said. “We love winning in this building, playing in front of our fans. It’s good that we’re doing that and we just want to keep that up.”
Notable Performers:
Jordan Binnington stopped 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%).
Dylan Holloway & Jake Neighbours each had a goal and an assist.
Jordan Kyrou recorded three assists, tallying six points (3G, 3A) in his last two games.
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Mar 16, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) celebrates with center Brayden Schenn (10) after the Blues defeated the Anaheim Ducks at Enterprise Center.
Team Success:
Special Teams Success: The Blues went 3-for-4 on the power play, 3-for-3 on the penalty kill, and scored a short-handed goal.
Defensive Dominance: St. Louis has held opponents to under 30 shots in 13 straight games, leading the league in shots against (23.3 per game) since Feb. 7.
Streak Continues: The Blues have now won 10 straight against the Ducks, dating back to Dec. 12, 2021.
Betting Recap:
Blues ML (-175) hit comfortably while the total score went OVER the 5.5 line (-120). Eric Sontag's pick on Schenn to grab a point, took only 41 seconds to come to life.
What’s Next?
St. Louis heads to Nashville for a Central Division showdown against the Predators on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. CST. The Blues are currently tied for the 2nd wildcard spot with the Vancouver Canucks and need some big wins in this stretch to have a chance at securing it.