NHL names Binnington Rookie of the Month

ST. LOUIS — The honors keep pouring in for Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, who was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for February.

Binnington led all NHL goaltenders — rookie or otherwise — with 10 wins and four shutouts in 11 appearances last month. He went 10-1-0 with a 1.44 goals-against average and .945 save percentage during that span, lifting his season marks to 15-2-1 with a 1.61 GAA, .936 save percentage and five shutouts.

The 25-year-old found himself in some select company among rookie goaltenders by the end of the month:

• Ninth rookie goaltender in NHL history to earn 10-plus wins in a calendar month.

• Tenth to post a nine-game winning streak (Jan. 23 – Feb. 19).

• Fourth to win each of his first seven home starts (Jan. 10 – present).

Binnington yielded two or fewer goals in nine of his 11 February games. He pitched consecutive shutouts Feb. 14 at Arizona and Feb. 17 at Minnesota, then later blanked Nashville on Feb. 26 vs. Nashville. He is only the second goaltender in the NHL’s modern era (since 1943-44) with five shutouts in his first 18 career starts. The other was Jacques Plante.