Calle Rosen scored unassisted and Jordan Binnington stopped 21 shots to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 victory over the struggling Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Rosen's goal in the second period snapped a 1-all tie and gave St. Louis victories in both its games against Chicago this season. The Blues won 5-2 in Chicago on Nov. 16.
Josh Leivo and Brendon Saad also scored for St. Louis. Patrick Kane scored for Chicago.
Rosen scored the only goal in the second period. An errant pass by Chicago's Boris Katchouk went right to Rosen, who was at the top of the slot. Rosen snapped a shot past goalie Alex Stalock, who finished with 26 saves, for a 2-1 lead at 8:40.
Rosen has points in three straight games.
The Blues went up 1-0 when Leivo lifted a tap-in high at 3:12. A power-play goal by Chicago's Kane at 9:13 tied it 1-1. Kane snapped a wrist shot from the left circle that sailed through traffic. Kane has 68 points (27 goals, 41 assists) in 71 games against St. Louis.
Binnington had a big save on a breakaway by Taylor Raddysh with seconds showing in the period to keep the score tied.
Saad's empty net goal came at 19:49.
