St. Louis Blues' Jordan Binnington (50) blocks a shot as Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny (11) looks for a rebound during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
St. Louis Blues' Jordan Binnington (50) blocks a shot as Philadelphia Flyers' Travis Konecny (11) looks for a rebound during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Credit: ap — Matt Slocum

Philadelphia — Brayden Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko scored and Jordan Binnington stopped 25 shots in his first NHL start to lead the St. Louis Blues past the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-0, on Monday night in a listless game between two of the worst teams in the league.

David Perron scored an empty-netter in the final minutes for St. Louis.

The 25-year-old Binnington had played just two games in mop-up duty this season behind Jake Allen.

He was sent to the minors in December to keep fresh and earned three wins with a shutout to earn AHL player of the week honors. He was called up — and got the call to start against the hapless Flyers.

The win gave the Blues 38 points and moved them past Los Angeles, out of last place in the Western Conference. Only Ottawa has fewer points than the Flyers (36) in the East after Philadelphia’s seventh straight loss. Both teams fired their coaches this season.

Predators 4, Maple Leafs 0

Toronto — Pekka Rinne made 18 saves for his third shutout of the season and the 54th of his career as Nashville blanked Toronto.

Mattias Ekholm, Kevin Fiala and Colton Sissons each had goal and an assist for Nashville, and P.K. Subban also scored.

Rinne is now tied with Marc-Andre Fleury, Bernie Parent and Ed Giacomin for 21st on the all-time shutout list.

Wild 1, Canadiens 0

Montreal — Mikael Granlund scored and Devan Dubnyk stopped 32 shots for his first shutout of the season for Minnesota.

The Wild have won three straight games, all on the road.

Carey Price stopped 24 shots for the Canadiens, who have dropped two in a row.

Montreal lost Shea Weber to injury. The Canadiens’ captain was hit in the face by a puck while blocking a shot six minutes into the first period. He played seven more shifts in the period, but did not return for the second.