Well, the silver lining is it was another strong start for Jordan Binnington. That was about the only thing to talk positively about in the St. Louis Blues' 3-1 loss against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center. Blues player of the game vs. Wild: Jordan Binnington Binnington, who stopped 34 of 37 on the night, including all 17 he saw in the second period when the Wild had five high-danger looks according to natstattrick.com, made sure the Blues (11-9-1) had a fighter's chance throughout in a game in which they once again underperformed against a team that had lost seven in a row (0-5-2), came in with the NHL's worst penalty kill and allowed the second-most goals in the league. But in the end, he couldn't save a poor performance by the players in front of him to conclude the dad's trip, dropping them to 8-2-1 all-time after a 4-2 win Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks. It's evident the Blues are going to need strong goaltending to compete in games, and after a couple rough outings, this was Binnington's second straight strong effort; he stopped 32 of 34 in the win over the Blackhawks on Sunday. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjM1OTI5NTAzMzExNjM2/img_5780.jpg]
