Washington Capitals vs St. Louis Blues Match Player Stats On Jan 20, 2024

Jordan Binnington stopped 18 shots for his 14th career shutout as the St. Louis Blues blanked the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Saturday in the back half of a home-and-home series.

The Blues avenged their 5-2 loss to the Capitals on Thursday night in Washington, D.C.

Brayden Schenn scored his 250th career goal for the Blues, who snapped their 0-2-1 winless streak. Colton Parayko and Jake Neighbours also scored for St. Louis and Robert Thomas had two assists.

The Blues killed off three Washington power plays and scored a short-handed goal.

Charlie Lindgren made 26 saves for the Capitals, who began a four-game road trip against Western Conference teams on a sour note.

The Blues outshot the Capitals 12-5 in the first period while taking a 1-0 lead.

Parayko put the Blues ahead 2:37 into the game with his first career short-handed goal. He broke up the right wing on a two-on-two rush and snapped a shot past Lindgren's glove hand and inside the left post.

St. Louis kept the upper hand for most of the second period, too, and doubled its lead to 2-0.

The Blues scored with Binnington off the ice for an extra attacker during a delayed penalty on Washington. St. Louis sustained control in the Capitals' zone before Justin Faulk set up Schenn's one-time blast from the right circle with a pass from the center point.

Schenn has six points in his last six games after failing to register a point in his previous 12 games.

During a Washington power play later in the second period, Binnington made several tough saves -- including one on Alexander Ovechkin's one-time shot moving in from the left circle.

Neighbours made it 3-0 with a power-play goal with 4:09 left to play by driving to the net and deflecting a Thomas point shot past Lindgren.

--Field Level Media