ST. LOUIS --Jordan Binnington made 24 saves for the St. Louis Blues in a 6-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Enterprise Center on Saturday.
Ivan Barbashev scored twice, and Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who finished the preseason 6-2-0. Brayden Schenn, Robert Bortuzzo and Jake Neighbours each had two assists. Petr Mrazek allowed six goals on 25 shots for the Blackhawks in their preseason finale (1-5-0). The Blues scored three goals in 2:10 during the first period. Barbashev made it 1-0 at 9:48, deflecting a slap shot from Bortuzzo. Nikita Alexandrov scored 23 seconds later for a 2-0 lead at 10:11, tipping a shot from Bortuzzo. Kyrou pushed it to 3-0 at 11:58 after a pass from Schenn. Robert Thomas scored a power-play goal 2:59 into the second period for a 4-0 lead. Ryan O'Reilly made it 5-0 at 10:19, and Barbashev scored again at 17:05 for the 6-0 final. Binnington made nine saves in the third period.
