Red Wings fall to the Blues 5-4

The Detroit Red Wings lost to the St. Louis Blues 5-4 on Saturday, October 31, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

It was tied 1-1 after the first period, the Red Wings led 3-2 after the second period, and the Blues led 5-4 after regulation.

With 2:29 left in the first period, Dalibor Dvorsky scored on a backhand, assisted by Justin Barron and Dylan Holloway. St. Louis Blues led 1-0. With 13:15 left in the third period, Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored on a tip-in, assisted by Alexey Toropchenko and Pius Suter. St. Louis Blues led 5-4.

Jimmy Snuggerud led the Blues with 1 goal and 1 assist. Lucas Raymond led the Red Wings with 1 goal and 1 assist. Joel Hofer stopped 24 of 28 shots for the Blues.

Detroit Red Wings were favored by 1.5 goals. Red Wings did not cover. The total was 5.5, and the game went over.

The Red Wings are 6-8. In their last 4 games they lost to the St. Louis Blues 4-5 at home on October 31, beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 at home on October 29, beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in Edmonton on October 26, and lost to the Calgary Flames 1-4 in Calgary on October 24.

The Blues are 7-7. In their last 4 games they beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 in Detroit on October 31, beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 at home on October 29, lost to the Montreal Canadiens 0-2 at home on October 27, and lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 0-4 at home on October 24.

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