Justin Barron scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, Joel Hofer made 30 saves, and the St. Louis Blues held off the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center.
Andrew Copp opened the scoring at 19:47 of the first period, with assists from Ben Chiarot and Lucas Raymond. Pius Suter tied it 1-1 at 0:37 of the second period. Barron put the Blues ahead 2-1 at 2:34 of the second period, with assists from Robert Thomas and Jimmy Snuggerud.
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Snuggerud made it 3-1 at 15:58 of the third period. Moritz Seider pulled the Red Wings within 3-2 at 18:46 of the third period.
For St. Louis, Snuggerud had a goal and an assist, Suter and Barron each scored, and Hofer stopped 30 of 32 shots.
For Detroit, Copp had a goal and an assist, Raymond had two assists, Seider scored, and John Gibson stopped 30 of 33 shots.
St. Louis outshot Detroit 33-32. St. Louis went 0 for 1 on the power play, and Detroit went 0 for 1. The Blues improved to 8-8-2. The Red Wings fell to 7-9-3.
The Blues are 11th in the Western Conference. The Red Wings sit 13th in the Eastern Conference and have lost four straight. The Blues lead the season series 2-0. St. Louis won the first meeting 5-4 on Oct. 31.
The Blues are back in action when they visit the Utah Mammoth on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Red Wings are back in action when they visit the Florida Panthers on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
