St. Louis Blues turn 3 power plays into a finish against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Enterprise Center

The the St. Louis Blues moved to 36-33 with 7 points by taking a 7-5 result over the the Pittsburgh Penguins, who came in at 41-25 with 5 points, at Enterprise Center. The St. Louis Blues vs Pittsburgh Penguins final score reflected 7 Blues goals on 31 shots and 5 Pens goals on 23 shots.

First period

The Blues opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while the Penguins answered with 3 goals in the first period. St. Louis recorded 20 hits in the game, and Pittsburgh finished with 15 hits. The Pens held a 54 percent faceoff win rate with 31 faceoffs won, while the Blues posted a 46 percent faceoff win rate with 26 faceoffs won.

Second period

The Blues produced 3 goals in the second period to match the Penguins’ 1 goal in the second period and push the game into a back-and-forth track meet. St. Louis went 1-for-3 on the power play with 5 shots, and Pittsburgh went 0-for-2 on the power play with 1 shot. Jordan Binnington earned the win with 18 saves on 23 shots against, including 1 shorthanded save.

Third period

The Blues closed with 3 goals in the third period while the Penguins added 1 goal in the third period. Jimmy Snuggerud, the game’s top star, finished with 4 points on 2 goals and 2 assists, and Dylan Holloway added 3 points on 2 goals and 1 assist to factor into the late push. Oskar Sundqvist, the third star, recorded 1 goal on 1 shot and delivered 4 hits as St. Louis finished with 1 empty-net goal.

Penguins notes

The Penguins generated 5 even-strength goals on 22 even-strength shots and finished the night with a 22 percent shooting rate on 23 shots. Pittsburgh’s 21 giveaways showed up on the stat sheet against St. Louis’ 15 giveaways, and the Blues also finished with 4 takeaways to the Penguins’ 7 takeaways. The Pens received a goaltending loss with 24 saves while allowing 6 goals on 30 shots against, plus 1 empty-net goal against on 1 shot.

What it means for St. Louis

This post game analysis starts with St. Louis producing 7 goals on 31 shots while blocking 14 shots and posting a plus-minus of 5 as a team. The Blues can point to 6 even-strength goals, 1 power-play goal, and disciplined special teams with 4 penalty minutes, and St. Louis Blues post-game interviews are expected to revisit that 100 percent power-play faceoff rate on 4 draws. The post-game thoughts St. Louis Blues will also center on Snuggerud and Holloway driving the offense while Binnington closed out a win.

The Blues next game is scheduled on 04/16/2026 at 7:30 PM EDT against the the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the broadcast listing shows ESPN. Keep it locked for the next Blues game recap, and share this article with other Blue Note fans.