Blues tip Canes, 2-1, after penalties Binnington solid in net for St Louis

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In Raleigh, St Louis’ Jordan Binnington made 29 saves in a 2-1 win for the Blues over the Hurricanes after penalties on Saturday night.

“‘Binner’ was a catalyst for us,” St. Louis interim coach Drew Bannister said. “He made some great saves to keep us in the game. It was a dig-in, just to keep it tight and wait for opportunities. That’s a good hockey team, and we found a way to get an extra point.”

Brayden Schenn was credited with the deciding marker in the skills competition.

“We just talked about [finding] ways to win the tight games,” Schenn said. “It’s a confidence booster in our locker room, but we know how hard we’re working. Nothing comes for free. I think we have to realize the rest of the month, and probably the rest of the season, is going to be like this.”

St Louis improved to 20-17-1.

“It’s fun when you’re in a rhythm like that,” Binnington said. “[Raanta] played very well, and our team played very well defensively, preventing a lot of good chances and clearing pucks. It was a hard-fought battle, and it’s nice to be winning those games against good teams.”

The Blues’ Nathan Walker  scored at 11:04 of the first period to stake them to a 1-0 lead.

The Canes dropped to 22-13-5.

“The bounces didn’t go our way tonight, but overall I thought it was a solid game,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “Especially coming off a tough game last night (a 6-2 win at the Washington Capitals) too. I liked it.”

Teuvo Teravainen was the lone striker for Carolina. He scored off the power play at 17:13 of the opening stanza to tie the game, 1-1.

“We played a hard game yesterday, traveled here, had a back-to-back,” Teravainen said. “I think we had good chances to get more than one goal. We just didn’t get it in.”

Antti Raanta made 21 saves in the loss.