ST. LOUIS — Carolina broke open a scoreless game with three second-period goals and defeated the Blues 4–0 Saturday night at Enterprise Center.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all 24 St. Louis shots, while Joel Hofer made 35 saves on 39 shots for the Blues, according to the NHL’s official game statistics.
Sean Walker opened the scoring 4:45 into the second period. Jesperi Kotkaniemi added another goal 20 seconds later, giving Carolina a two-goal advantage before the period’s sixth minute.
Logan Stankoven extended the lead at 13:35 of the second. Nikolaj Ehlers completed the scoring with a power-play goal 4:30 into the third period.
Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis each recorded two assists. Jackson Blake assisted on Walker’s goal, Jordan Martinook helped set up Kotkaniemi and Andrei Svechnikov assisted on Ehlers’ power-play finish.
The Blues finished with 24 shots, compared with Carolina’s 39. Their two power-play shots were among Kochetkov’s saves, leaving St. Louis without a goal through the final horn.
All four goals came after the first intermission. Carolina carried a 3–0 lead into the third period, then added the power-play score while preserving the shutout.
The official final records a regulation loss for St. Louis. The result followed the Blues’ Thursday win over Vegas and ended their attempt to build a three-game winning streak during the homestand.
Sources: NHL official game center and box score; NHL October 24 scoring data; NHL official player and goaltender statistics
