Flyers Drop 6th Straight With 4-1 Loss To Blues
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Jordan Binnington made 25 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.
Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist, and Brayden Schenn and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blues, who completed a 3-1 road trip. St. Louis avoided losing to two of the NHL's worst teams in less than a week, following Thursday's 3-2 overtime defeat at Montreal that ended the Canadiens' 10-game losing streak.
St. Louis, which was playing in Philadelphia for the first time since Jan. 7, 2019, has won two straight and four of five. Binnington got his first career start on the Blues' last trip to Philly, a 3-0 shutout in which he made 25 saves. And he was sharp again in the City of Brotherly Love.
Oskar Lindblom scored for the Flyers, who lost their sixth in a row and 19th in the last 21.
Tarasenko notched his team-leading 19th goal to put the Blues up 2-1 with 11:09 remaining, finishing from the slot as he fell to the ground. It also was his 46th point, which is tops on the Blues.
The goal came just 42 seconds after Philadelphia had tied it on Lindblom's slap shot from the point through a screen.
That was all Binnington allowed. St. Louis' goalie was solid, if not spectacular, and his best stop might have been a glove save of Max Willman's chance with 12:03 left in the second period.
Schenn opened the scoring 11:50 in when he finished a wild sequence in front of the net for his 15th goal. Jordan Kyrou's initial shot caromed off the post and went to Barbashev, whose attempt from the middle of the ice was denied with a stellar stick save by Martin Jones. But then Schenn pounced on the rebound. Officials initially ruled the puck didn't cross the goal line before the decision was reversed after video review.
The Blues outshot Philadelphia 11-7 while controlling the second period. They had several chances to go up more, but couldn't convert. St. Louis' best opportunities came when Tarasenko's try caromed off the post two minutes into the period and Ryan O'Reilly was denied from close range by a good save from Jones.
Philadelphia's Claude Giroux nearly tied it with 11:38 left in the second, but his slap shot on a 2-on-1 also went off the post.
Barbashev and Saad converted empty-netters in the final minute.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blues: Tarasenko returned after a one-game absence due to an undisclosed injury.
Flyers: G Carter Hart (eye infection) missed his second straight game. Hart skated on Tuesday, and is day-to-day.
GIVING BACK
The Flyers partnered with UNCF (United Negro College Fund) to give college scholarships to Philadelphia-area students involved in hockey. The club presented a $40,000 donation to UNCF to fund the scholarship over the next four years.
UP NEXT
Blues: Host the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.
Flyers: Host the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
