

He became the seventh Blues player to miss time due to COVID-19 issues this season. Louis C Tyler Bozak was placed in COVID-19 protocol. Louis on Tuesday afternoon to return to Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay C Steven Stamkos missed the game to be with his wife, who is expecting the couple’s second child. Louis from 2011-16.īrown brought the Blues to 3-2 with a drive from the wing midway through the second period. “We were a tired group at the end there.”īrian Elliott made 30 saves for the Lightning. “We went to overtime, we had our chances,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. The goals by Cernak and Perry were the fastest in Lightning history, eclipsing the mark of nine seconds, set three times, the last on March 25, 2016, against the New York Islanders.Ĭernak’s goal, which stunned Binnington, came right after Perry had pushed the lead to 2-0 with a power-play goal. I can’t fault him on the goals, so I’m not going to pull him.”īinnington bounced back to stop Victor Hedman and Ross Colton in the shootout.īarbashev scored 71 seconds into the third period to tie it 3-all.Įrik Cernak and Perry scored five seconds apart in the opening period to stake Tampa Bay to its 3-0 lead.Īnthony Cirelli added a goal for the Lightning, who last beat St. I just didn’t feel that was the right move. I didn’t want to take him out for that purpose. “I had no reason to pull him other than a momentum swing for our team. Louis coach Craig Berube never considered taking Binnington out after the difficult start. Corey Perry hit the post for the Lightning. Louis in regulation.īinnington bounced back to make two clean stops in the shootout. O’Reilly, Logan Brown and Ivan Barbashev scored for St. Tampa Bay scored two goals in a team-record five seconds and jumped to a 3-0 lead after just 5:29 in a matchup between teams that have combined to win the past three NHL titles. “We settled and took a deep breath, all of us. “They got some goals early that put us on our heels,” O’Reilly said. Louis erased an early three-goal deficit to beat the Lightning for the fifth straight time. Ryan O’Reilly scored the lone goal in a shootout and St. It’s the first time that’s happened to me.” I heard it hit the stanchion and I kind of didn’t see it again. “That’s part of the life being a goaltender,” Binnington said.
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Louis goalie gave up three goals on the first nine shots he faced Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, including an embarrassing miscue on a shot that bounced off the glass and went into the net under his feet.īut he stayed the course despite the early struggles, stopping the next 24 shots - plus two in a shootout - as the Blues rallied for a 4-3 win against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. LOUIS (AP) - Jordan Binnington was looking for a place to hide.
