PHILADELPHIA — The Blues’ Jordan Binnington made 40 saves through extra time on Monday, and added three more in the skills competition tin a 2-1 win for St Louis over the Flyers.
Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the St Louis Blues and Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers fight for position as the puck crosses the goalmouth for Philadelphia Flyers goal
“He’s been our best player all year,” St. Louis’ Kevin Hayes said. “When you’ve got ‘Binner’ going like that, it gives us a chance to win every night even when we’re not on our A game. I felt like tonight he kept us in there.”
The Blues’ Pavel Buchnevich was credited with the deciding goal on penalties for the win.
“No question Binner was outstanding for us tonight,” Blues coach Drew Bannister said. “I didn’t think we were very good in front of him. We just mismanaged the puck, caused ourselves a lot of issues, especially in the first [period] and the third. I thought we were a little bit better in the second, but the first and the third, just not able to get pucks deep, forced us to have to defend and had to rely on our goalie a lot here tonight.”
The Blues moved to 32-26-3 .
“It was a huge two points,” Hayes said. “I don’t know how the goal went in. I toe-picked and it ended up in the back of the net. I’ll take them any way I can.”
“Feeling lately I’ve been getting some chances but I haven’t been scoring. I felt like I was kind of due there. … There’s games where I was having three, four Grade A [chances] a game and nothing was happening. So, it’s funny how hockey works sometimes.”
The Flyers took a 1-0 lead with 68 seconds left in the opening stanza on a marker from Scott Laughton .
The Flyers dropped to 32-23-8 off their fourth loss in six matches.
“We found a way to get a point,” Philadelphia defenseman Travis Sanheim said. “Would have been nice to get the second one.”
Hayes tied the game, 1-1, in the middle frame when he scored at 15:47.
“It was a huge two points,” Hayes said. “I don’t know how the goal went in. I toe-picked and it ended up in the back of the net. I’ll take them any way I can.”
“Feeling lately I’ve been getting some chances but I haven’t been scoring. I felt like I was kind of due there. … There’s games where I was having three, four Grade A 
[chances] a game and nothing was happening. So, it’s funny how hockey works sometimes.”
Samuel Ersson made 24 saves in the loss.
Jordan Binnington #50 of the St Louis Blues
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Torey Krug #47 of the St Louis Blues
Robert Thomas #18 of the St Louis Blues
Travis Sanheim #6 of the Philadelphia Flyers fights for position with Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the St Louis Blues in from of Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson #33
Colton Parayko #55 of the St Louis Blues
Brayden Schenn #10 of the St Louis Blues
Kevin Hayes #12 of the St Louis Blues
Garnet Hathaway #19 of the Philadelphia Flyers shoots the puck against Jordan Binnington #50 of the St Louis Blues
Owen Tippett #74 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Goalie Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers blocks the the shot and catches some snow against Kevin Hayes #12 of the St Louis Blues
Ryan Poehling #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers about to unload a shot agains the St Louis Blues.
Philadelphia Flyers players congratulate Scott Laughton #21 fro his goal in the first period against the St Louis Blues.
Jordan Binnington #50 of the St Louis Blues
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Travis Sanheim #6 of the Philadelphia Flyers clears Oskar Sundqvist #70 of the St Louis Blues from in front of Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson #33
Kevin Hayes #12 of the St Louis Blues scores on a breakaway against Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Nick Seeler #24 of the Philadelphia Flyers takes a puck to the ankle
Nick Seeler #24 of the Philadelphia Flyers is down on the ice after taking a puck to his ankle
Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers and Brandon Saad #20 of the St Louis Blues
Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers blocks a shot by Robert Thomas #18 of the St Louis Blues during the shootout
Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the St Louis Blues gets the puck past a sprawling Samuel Ersson #33 of the Philadelphia Flyers to win the game during the shootout
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