GAME RECAP: St. Louis Blues fall for first time this season, 4-3 in opposition to Vegas Golden Knights

The St. Louis Blues could not pull out one other one.

Falling behind for the third straight sport by two targets or extra, they have been capable of overcome these deficits of their first two video games however not on Friday.

Regardless of scoring first for the primary time, the Vegas Golden Knights rode the play of prime line, together with former Blue Ivan Barbashev, who burned his former teammates for a aim and an help whereas linemates Jack Eichel (aim, help) and Mark Stone (two assists) every had two factors, and Vegas held on for a 4-3 win on Friday at T-Cellular Enviornment.

The Blues (2-1-0) have been coming off a come-from-behind 5-4 extra time win in opposition to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday after trailing 4-1 within the third interval and have been proper within the thick of it on this evening however could not fairly discover the magic for a 3rd straight sport.

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Pavel Buchnevich remained scorching with two targets and an help, Robert Thomas scored and Jordan Kyrou had two assists to provide him six factors (two targets, 4 assists) to start the season. Jordan Binnington made 24 saves, together with 12 within the second interval when the Blues weren’t at their greatest.

Buchnevich, who additionally scored on Thursday, gave the Blues a 1-0 lead at 6:47 of the primary interval on a backhand within the slot.

The lead solely lasted 1:15 as Eichel scored at 8:02 to tie it 1-1 chopping to the online and pulling a backhand previous Binnington.

Barbashev made it 2-1 late within the first at 18:13 when the highest line was capable of do its factor once more, working the puck down low on the suitable and Stone was capable of one-touch a chip to Barbashev within the slot.

Zack Bolduc had an important probability early within the second to tie it up when he was despatched in alone with a sauce go by Kyrou however could not slide a backhand by way of Adin Hill’s pads.

Shea Theodore made it 3-1 at 2:55 after a failed zone clearance by Nick Leddy led to a shot from the suitable level, save and massive rebound that Theodore stepped right into a heavy slap shot bar down.

However the Blues went to their first energy play and Buchnevich made it 3-2 at 7:29 when he reduce into the suitable circle following Kyrou’s cross seam go and beat Hill brief facet.

Binnington made certain the deficit wasn’t bigger and it was solely 3-2 heading into the third because of the goalie’s key saves because the interval wound down.

The Blues could not discover that tying aim early sufficient, and Nicolas Roy scored what can be the eventual game-winning aim at 12:53 of the third when the Vegas ahead, together with a teammate, have been parked alone in entrance of Binnington with defensemen Ryan Suter and P.O. Joseph, making his Blues debut, have been on the fallacious facet of the crease and slot space and Roy was capable of deflect Theodore’s left level shot to make it 4-2.

The Blues stayed within the hunt once more, after a Vegas turnover within the impartial zone, Buchnevich despatched Thomas on a breakaway and he buried his first of the season at 15:04 to chop the deficit to 4-3.

However the Blues could not get it to even this time. They’d points getting Binnington off the ice for the additional skater, and after they lastly did, one massive probability got here within the waning seconds off a Thomas face-off win, however Kyrou fired large from the excessive slot.

Blues defenseman Colton Parayko had a help on the Thomas aim to provide him 200 within the NHL and with the Blues, changing into the sixth defenseman in franchise historical past to file 200 assists with the membership.

Additionally, P.O. Joseph made his Blues debut and performed in an NHL sport along with his brother Mathieu Joseph, changing into the seventh brother duo in Blues historical past to skate collectively and first since Wealthy and Ron Sutter in 1991-92.

The Blues will return dwelling to start a four-game homestand starting with Tuesday’s dwelling opener in opposition to the Minnesota Wild.