Ryan Graves scored 2:17 into the game and the Pittsburgh Penguins never trailed Thursday night in a 5-3 win against the St. Louis Blues. Graves’ goal was his first of the season, and Conor Timmins flicked a shot over the stick-side shoulder of goaltender Jordan Binnington to give Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead almost 2½ minutes into the second period.

But they fell 5-3 despite controlling much of the game. The Blues suffered just their second regulation loss in their last 11 games despite outshooting the Penguins 36-22. Zack Bolduc and Dylan Holloway scored power-play goals for the Blues and Alexey Toropchenko scored at even strength.