Snuggerud scores twice as Blues beat Canucks 5-2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice Monday and the St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2.

Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist, and Nick Bjugstad and Jake Neighbours also scored for the Blues. Jordan Binnington stopped 29 shots as St. Louis won its second game in a row.

Kiefer Sherwood scored two goals for Vancouver, including a short-handed tally on a breakaway midway through the second period.

Snuggerud got the Blues on the scoreboard at 8:48 of the first period, and Schenn made it 2-0 at 2:10 of the second. Sherwood got the Canucks within one at 5:33.

Snuggerud scored a power-play goal 8:13 into the second period for the first score Vancouver has allowed on the penalty-kill this season. The Canucks were 9-for-9 in the first two games and went 2-for-3 against the Blues.

The Blues host Chicago on Wednesday.

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