NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots for the 16th shutout of his career and set the St. Louis franchise record with his 152nd win as the Blues defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Binnington’s franchise-record win came in the 298th game of his NHL career, passing him Mike Liut.
Dylan Holloway had two goals and Robert Thomas scored nine seconds into the game for the Blues. Justin Faulk, Pavel Buchnevich, Brandon Saad And Jake Neighbors recorded assists.
St. Louis scored in the first period. On Wednesday, the Blues started outscoring 23-12 in the opening period.
Jacob Markstromappearing in his 500th career game, stopped 15 shots for New Jersey, which defeated the Blues 32-18.
New Jersey managed just seven shots in three power play opportunities.
The Devils were without forward Timo Meier, who was suspended for one game for checking out the Nashville Predators forward Zachary L’Heureux in the face in Monday’s 5-2 win.
Takeaways
Blues: St. Louis is a team on the rebound since Jim Montgomery took over as head coach on Monday after being fired by Boston five days earlier. The Blues have won two games in a row after losing nine of their previous 11 games.
Devils: New Jersey is 10-4 over its last 14 games, with all four losses being shutouts.
Key moment
Thomas’ goal nine seconds into the match is the fastest opening goal by any team this season.
Key stat
St. Louis blocked 24 shots, six by defenseman Ryan Suter, to help preserve its second shutout of the season.
Next
The Blues host Philadelphia on Saturday before beginning a four-game trip. The Devils visit Detroit on Friday for their third game in five days.
