Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron scored to lead the Blues to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, spoiling Pat Maroon's much-anticipated return after helping his hometown team to a Stanley Cup title last season.

Maroon made his first trip back to St. Louis since signing a one-year contract with the Lightning in the offseason. He scored the game-winning goal in double overtime of Game 7 against Dallas in the second round of the 2019 playoffs to send the Blues to the Western Conference final for the second time in four years.

The defending Stanley Cup champions were 0-1-2 in their previous three games.

Tampa Bay struck first when Anthony Cirelli scored at 16:36 of the first period. From behind the red line, Alex Killorn got the puck from Victor Hedman. Killorn saw Cirelli, who was parked at the top of the crease, and snapped a quick pass. Cirelli's wrist shot went through the legs of Jordan Binnington for his third goal of the season.

The Blues outshot the Lightning 18-4 and were on the power play three times in the second but only produced one goal. Tampa Bay had one power-play chance in the period.

Perron got his ninth goal to tie it 1-all when he tapped in a rebound of Colton Parayko's shot from in front at 17:24.

Earlier in the period, Binnington made back-to-back, highlight-reel saves on short-handed attempts by the Lightning. Binnington finished with 17 stops.

Tampa Bay was 0 for 2 on the power play and fell to 1-7-0 when it doesn't score with the man advantage.

The Blues host the Calgary Flames on Thursday.