Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored his first NHL goal with 6:45 remaining as the St. Louis Blues rallied to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 5–4 on Saturday, October 31.
The 22-year-old Finn finished an Alexey Toropchenko pass in his 11th NHL appearance. His goal completed a third-period comeback after Pavel Buchnevich and Justin Barron had brought St. Louis back from a 4–2 deficit.
The Associated Press and Detroit’s official postgame report confirmed the result. Barron and Kaskimaki scored just 18 seconds apart during the Blues’ decisive surge.
Dalibor Dvorsky opened the scoring for St. Louis on its first shot of the game. Detroit answered through J.T. Compher, then moved ahead in the second period through Keegan Kolesar and Lucas Raymond.
Jimmy Snuggerud scored late in the second to reduce Detroit’s advantage to 3–2. Emmitt Finnie restored the two-goal cushion on a third-period power play, leaving the Blues needing another response.
St. Louis supplied three unanswered goals to turn that deficit into a regulation victory. Joel Hofer finished with 24 saves, while Detroit’s John Gibson stopped 10 shots.
The win opened a four-game road trip for the Blues. Detroit’s next scheduled game is Monday at Florida; St. Louis visits the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
Sources Associated Press / ABC News — October 31 Game Report: https://abcnews.com/amp/Sports/wireStory/kaskimakis-career-nhl-goal-caps-blues-rally-5-137738811 Detroit Red Wings — Official October 31 Final Report: https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/recap-detroit-s-two-game-homestand-ends-with-5-4-loss-to-st-louis