The St. Louis Blues defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1 at Enterprise Center on October 18, 2025, earning their first home win of the season. Jordan Kyrou scored his first goal of the year, while Jimmy Snuggerud and Pius Suter also found the net. Jordan Binnington made 18 saves for the victory.
The Blues improved to 3-2-0 with the win, snapping a stretch where they were outscored 13-3 in their first two home games. The Stars fell to 3-2-0, losing their second straight after opening the season with three victories.
First and Second Periods
The first period ended scoreless, with both teams recording six shots apiece. Blues defenseman Tyler Tucker served a two-minute roughing penalty, but the Stars failed to capitalize on the power play.
In the second period, Kyrou broke the deadlock at 2:27 with a wrist shot from the slot on a give-and-go with Brayden Schenn, making it 1-0. "Feels good to get the first one finally," Kyrou said. It marked his first goal after going scoreless in the Blues' initial four games, his longest such drought since his 2018-19 rookie season.
Snuggerud extended the lead to 2-0 at 13:52, poking in a loose puck at the crease after a 3-on-2 rush initiated by Pavel Buchnevich's shot, with Tyler Tucker assisting secondarily. The Blues outshot the Stars 12-5 in the period.
Third Period and Key Moments
The Stars narrowed the gap to 2-1 at 17:42 when Mikko Rantanen tapped in a pass from Wyatt Johnston at the left post. Binnington's standout save came at 5:35, gloving a shot from Johnston at the crease.
Suter sealed the 3-1 final with an unassisted empty-net goal at 18:59, diving to poke the puck the length of the ice after a hustle play along the wall. Total shots favored the Blues 22-19, with Jake Oettinger stopping 19 for Dallas.
Blues coach Jim Montgomery praised the team's defensive effort: "Our sticks were probably the best I’ve seen them since probably the year after the Blues won the Cup." Stars forward Matt Duchene noted, "They did a good job not letting us get any flow there. Tough team to play against."
Notes from the game include Rantanen's season-opening point streak reaching five games (three goals, four assists), with 33 points (19 goals, 14 assists) in 32 career games against St. Louis. Johnston also extended his streak to five games (four goals, two assists). Matt Duchene returned from an upper-body injury, playing 15:51, while Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist sat out with a lower-body injury and is expected to miss some time. Blues defenseman Matthew Kessel made his season debut, finishing plus-1 in 9:11 of ice time. The teams will rematch on January 23 in Dallas.
