Blues Edge Coyotes 6-5 in High-Scoring Game

Kevin Hayes scores tiebreaking goal in third period, contributing to Blues' victory over Coyotes.

Overview

Kevin Hayes scored the tiebreaking third-period goal as the St. Louis Blues edged the Arizona Coyotes 6-5 on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz.
Brayden Schenn, Colton Parayko, Nick Leddy, Alexey Toropchenko and Robert Thomas also scored for the Blues, who finished their four-game road trip with a 2-2-0 record.
St. Louis' Jordan Binnington allowed five goals on just 13 shots getting pulled with 12 minutes left in the second period. Joel Hofer took over and stopped all 12 shots he saw to earn the victory.
Nick Bjugstad and Michael Carcone each had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes, who took their third loss in a row. Jason Zucker, Lawson Crouse and Nick Schmaltz also scored, and Mattias Maccelli had two assists.
Arizona goalie Karel Vejmelka stopped just 7 of 11 shots before being replaced by Connor Ingram 24:08 into the game. Ingram saved 18 of 20 shots the rest of the way but took the loss.