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10/31 14:52 CDT Kaskimaki's first career NHL goal caps Blues' rally in 5-4
victory over Red Wings
Kaskimaki's first career NHL goal caps Blues' rally in 5-4 victory over Red
Wings
By DANA GAURUDER
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) --- Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored his first career NHL goal to cap
the St. Louis Blues' rally from a two-goal, third-period deficit in a 5-4
victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
Kaskimaki tapped in an Alexey Toropchenko pass with 6:45 remaining to complete
the comeback after Pavel Buchnevich and Justin Barron scored earlier in the
period. The 22-year-old from Finland was playing in his 11th NHL game.
Jimmy Snuggerud scored his team-high eighth goal and Dalibor Dvorsky added the
Blues' other goal. Joel Hofer made 24 saves in the opener of St. Louis'
four-game road trip.
Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist to lead the Red Wings. J.T. Compher and
Keegan Kolesar scored the first goals of the season for Detroit. Kolesar's goal
was his first point in 14 games since he was acquired from Vegas in an
offseason trade.
Emmitt Finnie added a power-play goal for the Red Wings, while John Gibson made
10 saves.
The Red Wings were playing their second game since center and former captain
Dylan Larkin was suspended without pay. Larkin, who requested a trade during
the offseason, decided after the team's road trip earlier this week that he
would sit out until he's dealt.
The Blues had only one shot on goal in the first period, but it found the back
of the net, as Dvorsky scored at 2:29 on a backhander. Compher scored into an
empty net at 8:13 to tie it after Hofer misplayed the puck behind the net.
Kolesar scored on a breakaway 41 seconds into the second period. Raymond's
unassisted goal was matched by Snuggerud's tip-in in the final minute of the
second.
Finnie's goal at 3:29 of the third gave Detroit a 4-2 lead.
Up next
Blues: Visit New York Rangers on Tuesday.
Red Wings: Visit Florida on Monday.
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