Neighbours, Toropchenko score as Blues beat Wild 3-1 to snap a three-game losing streak
By DAVID SOLOMON
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Neighbours and Alexey Toropchenko scored as the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Torey Krug also scored and Jordan Binnington stopped 21 shots to help the Blues win for just the second time in seven games (2-4-1). Jon Merrill scored and Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves for Minnesota in its third straight loss. Neighbours scored his 20th when he tapped in Robert Thomas’ rebound on a power play with 7:07 left in the second period to put the Blues ahead 2-1. Krug sealed the with with 49 seconds remaining when he shot the puck the length of the ice into an empty net for his third goal of the season.