Deadspin: Aleksanteri Kaskimaki’s First NHL Goal Lifts Blues Past Wings in Comeback

Late rally decides the game

St. Louis fell behind by two goals in the third period but rallied to beat the host Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. Kaskimaki tipped in a pass from Alexey Toropchenko with 6:45 remaining to complete the comeback.

The goal was the first of Kaskimaki’s NHL career. He was appearing in his 11th game, and his score gave the Blues the lead for good.

Scoring swings through two periods

Dalibor Dvorsky opened the scoring 2:29 into the game, converting Justin Barron’s pass with a backhand shot. Detroit tied it at 8:13 when J.T. Compher scored into an empty net after Blues goalie Joel Hofer misplayed the puck behind his goal.

Keegan Kolesar put Detroit ahead on a breakaway 41 seconds into the second period. Lucas Raymond extended the lead later in the period, but Jimmy Snuggerud scored on a rebound during the final minute to make it 3-2.

Blues erase Detroit’s advantage

Emmitt Finnie scored a power-play goal from the slot at 3:29 of the third, making it 4-2 while Jake Neighbours served a tripping penalty. Pavel Buchnevich scored at 8:37 on a feed from Neighbours.

Detroit’s lineup context

Raymond had a goal and an assist for Detroit. Compher and Kolesar each scored their first goals of the season; Kolesar’s goal was also his first point in 14 games since Detroit acquired him from Vegas this offseason.