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Binnington stopped all 21 shots he faced during Sunday's 5-0 win over the Sharks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.
Impact
A banged-up San Jose squad couldn't mount much sustained pressure, allowing the rookie netminder to record his first career postseason shutout. Binnington will take a 2.44 GAA and .912 save percentage into Tuesday's Game 6 on home ice, as the Blues look to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Binnington will be between the pipes Sunday for Game 5 against San Jose, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Impact
As expected, head coach Craig Berube will stick with Binnington for Game 5. The 25-year-old has been solid this postseason, going 10-7, including a 6-2 record away from home. Binnington is coming off a stellar performance in Game 4, one that saw him stop 29 of 30 shots in a 2-1 win that evened the series at two games apiece.
Binnington allowed only one goal on 30 shots in Friday's 2-1 win over the Sharks in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.
Impact
Fourth-line winger Ivan Barbashev scored just 35 seconds into the game, and Binnington made sure the Blues would not trail at any point. Binnington has alternated between sloppy and brilliant in the series, twice allowing five goals in each of his two losses but letting in just three goals combined between his two wins. The 25-year-old rookie will likely draw the start Sunday in San Jose for Game 5 with the hope that he can replicate Friday's performance.
Binnington will defend the cage at home in Friday's Game 4 matchup with San Jose, Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Impact
Binnington got rocked in Game 3 to the tune of five goals on 32 shots for a 4.62 GAA and .844 save percentage. The young netminder has given up 12 goals through the opening three contests of the Western Conference finals, which may force coach Craig Berube to consider giving Jake Allen a look if Binnington puts together another poor outing Friday.
Binnington allowed five goals on 32 shots in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Sharks in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.
Impact
Binnington struggled early in this game, and then failed to protect a 4-3 lead, allowing the equalizer to Sharks center Logan Couture with 1:01 remaining in the third period. Binnington was then victimized on Erik Karlsson's overtime winner, which came with controversy regarding a hand pass earlier in the play that escaped the eyes of the officials. Binnington has allowed 12 goals in three games to start the series, but he'll likely remain in the crease for Friday's Game 4.
Binnington will guard the goal in Wednesday's Game 3 against the Sharks in St. Louis, NHL.com's Mike Zeisberger reports.
Impact
Binnington struggled in Game 1, surrendering five goals on 24 shots in a convincing 6-3 loss, but he bounced back admirably in Monday's Game 2, turning away 24 of 26 shots en route to his ninth victory of this postseason. The 25-year-old rookie will look to stay dialed in and help his team maintain home-ice advantage in the series by trying to pick up his fourth home victory of the playoffs Wednesday.
Binnington allowed two goals on 26 shots in Monday's 4-2 win over the Sharks in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.
Impact
Binnington was sharper Monday than he was in Saturday's Game 1, and the performance was enough to tie the series at one game apiece. Expect Binnington to tend the twine again in Wednesday's Game 3.
Binnington will get the starting nod for Monday's Game 2 road clash with San Jose, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Impact
Despite giving up five goals in Game 1 on Saturday, there was little chance Binnington wasn't going to be back between the pipes for Game 2. During the postseason, the Ontario native is 5-2 with a 2.75 GAA as the visiting netminder. The Sharks are converting at a 3.27 goals per game rate while putting an average of 31.3 shots on net and will look to test the youngster early and often.
Binnington surrendered five goals on 24 shots in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Sharks in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
Impact
Binnington wasn't getting much help from his defense, and he was unable to cover up the group's mistakes for the most part, leading to the Blues falling behind 1-0 in the series. Binnington has done alright with a 2.57 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 14 appearances in his first playoff run, but the Sharks have the top offense among the remaining teams in the playoffs, so the 25-year-old will need to be sharper than he was Saturday.
Binnington will guard the cage in Saturday's Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Sharks in San Jose, NHL.com's David Satriano reports.
Impact
Binnington was fantastic in the final two games of St. Louis' second-round matchup with Dallas, picking up back-to-back wins while posting a superb 0.82 GAA and .962 save percentage. The 25-year-old rookie will look to stay sharp and help his team take home-ice advantage away from the Sharks by trying to pick up his sixth road win of this postseason Saturday.
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