Jordan Kyrou's two goals not enough as Blues lose, 5-4, in shootout to Kings

Matthew DeFranks, St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Jan 24, 2026

Published in Hockey

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ST. LOUIS — The snow was enough to cool the Blues' hot streak at home.

The Blues' four-game win streak at the Enterprise Center ended on Saturday night with a 5-4 shootout loss to the Kings. Overall, the Blues have now lost their last four games after they went 0-3-0 on their most recent road trip.

Trevor Moore scored the game-deciding goal for the Kings in the fourth round of the shootout.

Jordan Kyrou scored the game-tying goal with the extra attacker with 2:10 left in the third period, one-timing a Justin Faulk rebound that kicked out to the left circle. It was Kyrou's second goal of the game, as the Blues also received goals from Dalibor Dvorsky and Brayden Schenn.

Trevor Moore gave the Kings a 4-3 lead at 11:34 of the third period, putting home a rebound between Joel Hofer's legs. Blues coach Jim Montgomery challenged the goal for offside, alleging Joel Armia's entry was offside, but the goal was upheld. It was the first time in Montgomery's NHL coaching career that he lost an offside challenge (he was previously 14 for 14).

In overtime, Dvorsky had the best chance for the Blues, a breakaway on Darcy Kuemper, but he couldn't tuck it home on the forehand. Brandt Clarke had Los Angeles' best chance, a shot from the slot that Joel Hofer made a left pad save on.

The Blues host the Stars on Tuesday night in a rematch after Friday's 3-2 loss in Dallas.

Down early

The Blues allowed the first goal of the night for the fourth straight game when Ward scored about 4 1/2 minutes into the game.

Ward capitalized on a messy exit from the defensive zone by Alexey Toropchenko, who skated the puck up the wall and tried to slip a pass to Logan Mailloux rushing up the ice. But the play was disrupted by Jeff Malott, and the puck was shuffled back into the Blues zone by Samuel Helenius.

Malott tagged up at the blue line before playing the puck to Ward, who took on Cam Fowler before beating Hofer for his third career NHL goal.

The Blues entered Saturday with just three wins in the 20 games in which the opposition scored first.

Brian Dumoulin extended the Kings lead to 2-0 just 1:11 into the second period with a fluttering shot from the point that found the back of the net thanks to a net-front screen by Corey Perry. Perry camped himself out on the edge of the crease in a battle with Tyler Tucker, and provided enough of a barrier to take away Hofer's vision. It was Dumoulin's first goal of the season.

Coming back

For the first time since Nov. 3, the Blues erased a multi-goal deficit when they scored three goals in 5:56 during the second period to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead. The Blues did not tie the game in any of the previous 15 games that they trailed by at least two goals.

Dvorsky scored goals in consecutive games for the first time in his NHL career, as he lit the lamp both in Dallas on Friday and Saturday against the Kings. This time, he finished a silky pass from Otto Stenberg that split Dumoulin's legs and capped a give-and-go between the two rookie forwards at 2:14.

Schenn followed more than four minutes later on the power play after Jimmy Snuggerud drew a tripping penalty in his own zone. Schenn drove the net as the Blues connected a series of passes to score on the man-advantage for the third straight game.

Kyrou sped his way into the box score at 8:10 with a wraparound goal as he avoided Darcy Kuemper for his 10th goal of the season. Kyrou later added the game-tying goal in the third period, his seventh point in the last seven games.

The game entered the third period tied at 3 thanks to Alex Laferriere's tying goal with 9:42 remaining in the second.

Getting testy

The Kings and Blues aren't traditional rivals, but Saturday provided some fireworks and fisticuffs between the two teams.

In the first period, Adrian Kempe leveled Snuggerud into the boards in front of the Kings bench to earn an interference minor. Schenn and Kevin Fiala engaged multiple times after hits.

Jake Neighbours caught Perry from behind at the blue line, drawing the attention of Brandt Clarke in the neutral zone. Neighbours dropped his gloves and delivered a right hook to the left side of Clarke's face to quell any fight before it really got going. Clarke was given four minutes for roughing, while Neighbours was assessed just two minutes for roughing.

Nick Bjugstad got into his fifth career NHL fight in the second period when he crunched Clarke along the boards, which drew the ire of Helenius. Both 6-6 men were given fighting majors.