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Kaskimaki's first career NHL goal caps Blues' rally in 5-4 victory over Red Wings

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Gauruder, D. (2026, October 31). Kaskimaki's first career NHL goal caps Blues' rally in 5-4 victory over Red Wings. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/kaskimaki-s-first-career-nhl-goal-caps-blues-rally-in-5-4-victory-over-red-wings/article_48e7639a-840e-5a73-9e8b-0ce8897bafa2.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-31 · by Dana Gauruder

Quick Summary

Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored his first NHL goal to help the St. Louis Blues overcome a two-goal deficit in the third period, securing a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. The game saw Jimmy Snuggerud and Dalibor Dvorsky also score for the Blues, while Joel Hofer made 24 saves. For the Red Wings, Lucas Raymond led with a goal and an assist; J.T. Compher and Keegan Kolesar scored their first goals of the season. The match was notable for the absence of Detroit’s Dylan Larkin, who is on indefinite leave following a trade request last offseason.
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📰 Kaskimaki Scores First NHL Goal
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Dana Gauruder
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🔮 Larkin, who requested a trade during the offseason, decided after the team’s road trip earlier this week that he would sit out until he’s dealt.
🔮 Celebrini, who has a team-best 11 points in six games, scored from the slot after William Wallinder’s turnover in his own zone.
🔮 Duren, who was not made available to the media, underwent a physical and other testing on Friday and is expected to start practicing as early as this weekend.
Also by Dana Gauruder
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Blues DETROIT NHL the Red Wings the St. Louis Blues’

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Blues ORG · 3× DETROIT GPE · 3× the Red Wings ORG · 3× Kolesar PERSON · 2× NHL ORG · 2× Aleksanteri Kaskimaki PERSON · 1× Alexey Toropchenko PERSON · 1× Kaskimaki PERSON · 1× the Detroit Red Wings ORG · 1× the St. Louis Blues’ ORG · 1×

Narrative

Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored his first career NHL goal to cap the St. Louis Blues’ rally from a two-goal, third-period deficit in a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
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🔮 Larkin, who requested a trade during the offseason, decided after the team’s road trip earlier this week that he would sit out until he’s dealt.

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored his first career NHL goal to cap the St. Louis Blues’ rally from a two-goal, third-period deficit in a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. asserted
Kaskimaki → score → Saturday
Kaskimaki tapped in an Alexey Toropchenko pass with 6:45 remaining to complete the comeback after Pavel Buchnevich and Justin Barron scored earlier in the period. asserted
Buchnevich → tap → period
The 22-year-old from Finland was playing in his 11th NHL game. asserted
old → play → game
Jimmy Snuggerud scored his team-high eighth goal and Dalibor Dvorsky added the Blues’ other goal. asserted
Dvorsky → score → goal
Joel Hofer made 24 saves in the opener of St. Louis’ four-game road trip. asserted
Hofer → make → trip
Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist to lead the Red Wings. asserted
Raymond → have → Wings
J.T. Compher and Keegan Kolesar scored the first goals of the season for Detroit. asserted
Compher → score → Detroit
Kolesar’s goal was his first point in 14 games since he was acquired from Vegas in an offseason trade. asserted
he → acquire → trade
Emmitt Finnie added a power-play goal for the Red Wings, while John Gibson made 10 saves. asserted
Gibson → add → saves
The Red Wings were playing their second game since center and former captain Dylan Larkin was suspended without pay. asserted
Larkin → play → pay
Larkin, who requested a trade during the offseason, decided after the team’s road trip earlier this week that he would sit out until he’s dealt. asserted
he → request → trip
The Blues had only one shot on goal in the first period, but it found the back of the net, as Dvorsky scored at 2:29 on a backhander. asserted
Dvorsky → have → backhander
Compher scored into an empty net at 8:13 to tie it after Hofer misplayed the puck behind the net. asserted
Hofer → score → net
Kolesar scored on a breakaway 41 seconds into the second period. asserted
Kolesar → score → period
Raymond’s unassisted goal was matched by Snuggerud’s tip-in in the final minute of the second. asserted
goal → match → second
Finnie’s goal at 3:29 of the third gave Detroit a 4-2 lead. asserted
goal → give → lead
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