Though Binnington has struggled at times this season for St. Louis, going 15-19-4 with a 2.89 goals-against average, .896 save percentage and three shutouts in 39 games (38 starts), his big-game experience is one of the reasons he will start Wednesday.
“This kid’s played in some huge moments, some huge games,” Cooper said.
Unquestionably, the biggest games he has played in were during the 2018-19 season, when the then-25-year-old helped lead the Blues to the Stanley Cup, defeating the Boston Bruins in Game 7 at TD Garden for their first championship.
In that playoff run, Binnington went 16-10 with a 2.46 GAA, .914 save percentage and one shutout in 26 starts. That, after coming up to the NHL in December of that season,…