Ducks get bruised by Blues yet again
ST. LOUIS 3, DUCKS 1
ST. LOUIS — Robert Bortuzzo got his first goal of the season and Brayden Schenn also scored, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 victory over the Ducks on Monday night.
Jordan Binnington had 19 saves for the Blues, who have won seven of their last nine against the Ducks and are 5-1-1 this season against Anaheim.
Ryan O’Reilly added an empty-netter to seal the win.
Ryan Getzlaf scored for Anaheim and John Gibson had 29 saves as the injury front got worse for the Ducks when defenseman Cam Fowler left the game after a high hit. There was not an immediate update.
Bortuzzo gave St. Louis a 2-1 lead at 2:13 of the third period. From behind the net, Jordan Kyrou saw Bortuzzo in the slot and his wrist shot found the back of the net. It was Bortuzzo’s 17th goal in his 10-year NHL career.
After a scoreless first period, each team scored within 25 seconds of each other in the second period.
St. Louis took a 1-0 lead at 5:52 when Schenn snapped a wrist shot by Gibson for a power-play goal.
The Ducks tied the score with an unassisted goal by Getzlaf at 6:17. Colton Parayko was unable to handle a pass from Sammy Blais. Getzlaf picked off the pass and buried the puck on a breakaway.
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Ducks center Adam Henrique, who has been out the past week while in COVID-19 protocol (though he did not test positive), is on the trip but did not play . ... Defenseman Josh Manson, who hasn’t played since April 20, is also on the trip but is “day to day and we’ll see how that one goes,” Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said . ... Eakins held out hope that veteran David Backes, a former Blues captain, has a chance to play Wednesday when the teams play again at Enterprise Center . ... The Ducks recalled defenseman Josh Mahura.