Blues Rally Late to Edge Red Wings 5-4 at Little Caesars Arena

Game Summary

On Saturday, October 31, 2026, the St. Louis Blues defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

The Blues opened the scoring when defenseman Dalibor Dvorsky backhanded a goal.

Detroit responded with a goal by J.T. Compher after Michael Rasmussen retrieved the puck behind his own net and fed him.

Red Wing forward Keegan Kolesar scored on a breakaway 41 seconds into the second period, and Lucas Raymond added a wrist‑shot goal later in the period.

Jimmy Snuggerud narrowed the deficit for St. Louis late in the second period.

In the third period, Emmitt Finnie scored on the power play at 3:29 to give Detroit a 4-2 lead.

The Blues rallied with three unanswered goals in a 4:38 span. Pavel Buchnevich set up the rally with a shot at 8:37, Justin Barron tied the game with a one‑timer at 12:57, and Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored the go‑ahead goal with 6:45 remaining.

John Gibson was pulled for an extra skater with three minutes left, but Detroit could not equalize.

After the loss, the Red Wings fell to a 6-5-3 record, while the Blues improved to 7-6-1.