Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Jimmy Snuggerud scores twice, leads Blues back from 3-goal deficit to beat Penguins 7-5
Pittsburgh raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first period despite resting most of its regular players, including Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, with the playoffs looming this weekend. The Blues surged ahead with five consecutive goals in a span of just over 20 minutes, with Holloway and Pavel Buchnevich scoring 44 seconds apart in the third period.
Holloway gave St. Louis its first lead 4:11 into the third on a wrister from the slot that to the stick side against Arturs Silovs, who relieved Stuart Skinner for the third period and made seven saves. Buchnevich added a breakaway goal for his 19th of the season.
Rookie Avery Hayes scored twice for his second career multigoal game, and the Penguins also got goals from Rutger McGroarty, Anthony Mantha and Elmer Soderblom. Hayes' second goal pulled Pittsburgh within one goal with 7:40 to play.
Holloway added an empty-netter to secure the Blues' win in their home finale. Jordan Binnington had 18 saves.
Stuart Skinner stopped 17 of 21 shots before getting pulled after St. Louis scored three times in the second period.
The Penguins scored on three of their first six shots despite resting half of their regular lineup. In addition to Crosby and Malkin, Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust, Samuel Girard, Blake Lizotte, Connor Dewar and Parker Wotherspoon were scratched with Pittsburgh already locked into its playoff position.
Pittsburgh awaits a first-round playoff matchup against in-state rival Philadelphia
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:14 | Rutger McGroarty Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Hayes (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:40 | Avery Hayes Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:23 | Anthony Mantha Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Hayes (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:44 | Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (38) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:58 | Elmer Soderblom Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (18), Anthony Mantha (31) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:51 | Oskar Sundqvist Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Alexey Toropchenko (7), Philip Broberg (27) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:37 | Logan Mailloux Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (20), Jake Neighbours (20) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:49 | Jimmy Snuggerud Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Neighbours (21), Dylan Holloway (27) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:11 | Dylan Holloway Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Jimmy Snuggerud (28), Robert Thomas (39) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:55 | Pavel Buchnevich Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Kyrou (27), Jordan Binnington (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:20 | Avery Hayes Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Shea (29), Arturs Silovs (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:17 | Dylan Holloway Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Jimmy Snuggerud (29), Logan Mailloux (8) |
Statistics
 PIT |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 15 | Hits | 20 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 23 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 31 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 54.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 45.6 |
| 21 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Kyrou, RW | Out | Apr 23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Caleb Jones, D | Injured Reserve | Apr 5 |
| Filip Hallander, C | Injured Reserve | Feb 27 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |
