Pair of quick second-period goals propel Blues past Red Wings, 3-2

Matthew DeFranks, St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Nov 10, 2026

Published in Hockey

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ST. LOUIS — The Blues snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center.

Pius Suter, Justin Barron and Jimmy Snuggerud scored for the Blues, who had not won since beating the Red Wings in Detroit on Oct. 31. Joel Hofer made 29 saves.

Andrew Copp and Moritz Seider scored for the Red Wings.

The Blues withstood a third-period push from Detroit, which outshot St. Louis 19-8 in the final period in an attempt to tie the game.

Snuggerud's goal with 4:02 remaining in the period gave the Blues an insurance goal, as John Gibson swiped a puck directly onto the skate of Snuggerud and into the back of the net.

Seider scored with 1:14 left in the game with Gibson pulled for the extra attacker.

Two in under two

The Blues turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead early in the second period when they scored two goals in a span of 1:57. First, Suter got on the board 37 seconds into the period, finishing a strong forecheck from the fourth line.

After Ross Johnston stalled the puck on the boards, Brandon Carlo's pinch from the point poked the puck free to Alexey Toropchenko at the goal line. Toropchenko's backhand pass found Suter for his fifth goal of the season.

It was Suter's 100th career NHL goal and 200th career NHL point.

At 2:34 of the second period, Barron continued his torrid scoring pace with his third goal (and 10th point of the season). Barron jumped into the rush to allow the Blues a 3 on 2 through the neutral zone, and Robert Thomas slipped a pass to him. Barron's shot went between Gibson's arm and his body to trickle into the net.

The two goals allowed the scoreboard to more accurately reflect the on-ice play after a first period that was controlled by the Blues, but led by Detroit, 1-0.

Copp scored with 13 seconds left in the first period on a deflection, an outlier in a period that the Blues outshot the Red Wings 10-6.

Close calls

Outside the goals they scored, the Blues had plenty of other scoring chances on Tuesday night that didn't find the back of the net.

In the first period, Jonatan Berggren was robbed on a paddle save by Gibson, whose outstretched stick just got a piece of what would have been Berggren's third goal of the season.

The first 90 seconds of the game brought a flurry of chances at the net-front for the Blues' top line, and Snuggerud had a pair of opportunities around the crease in the second period. Snuggerud tried deking Gibson and going back to his forehand on a move in tight, but was denied. Snuggerud also shoveled a puck wide of the open net after Dylan Holloway's shot on goal snuck through Gibson.

Connor McMichael, who has not scored since Oct. 8 against San Jose, pushed an attempt in tight wide of the net about midway through the second. Philip Broberg rang a post in the third period.

Dodging bullets

The Blues had a pair of minor injury scares in the first period as Jake Neighbours and Broberg might have forced Blues fans to take a collective breath.

Neighbours blocked two shots on the same shift, including a slap shot from Ben Chiarot that appeared to catch Neighbours in the skate. Neighbours remained on the ice, and even joined a 2 on 1 rush up ice with Berggren, but the play was broken up.

With about four minutes left in the first period, Broberg was hit behind the Blues net and skated back to the bench hunched over. He remained hunched over on the bench, but did not miss his next shift.

Faulk honored

Former Blues defenseman Justin Faulk was honored with a tribute video during a television timeout in the first period. Faulk played parts of seven seasons with the Blues before he was traded to the Red Wings at the trade deadline.

Faulk played 482 games for St. Louis, racking up 56 goals and 176 assists.