Motherwell came from behind to earn a point at St Johnstone and head into the World Cup break on a positive note.
Drey Wright fired the hosts in front to leave Motherwell looking at a seventh defeat in eight games.
But Blair Spittal's third goal of the season from a deflected free-kick hauled Steven Hammell's men level on the stroke of half-time to claim a share of the spoils.
It is a welcome point after back-to-back defeats to Hearts and Celtic and sees them stay ninth heading into a five-week layoff.
Despite injury concerns for a host of players, Steven Hammell made just two changes from Wednesday's defeat to Celtic with Bevis Mugabi ruled out and Dean Cornelius dropping to the bench. That allowed Moult and Sondre Solholm to slot in to the starting 11, as Kevin van Veen and Stuart McKinstry overcame the knocks the picked up.
Saints made four alterations from their 2-2 draw with St Mirren in midweek. The suspended Alex Mitchell, Jamie Murphy, James Brown and Connor McLennan all made way as skipper Liam Gordon returned alongside David Wotherspoon, Adam Montgomery and Stevie May.
Following a short Remembrance ceremony before kick-off, Motherwell created the first real opening after eight minutes when a cushioned first-time pass from Moult played in McKinstry for a strike, but he dragged his effort across the face of goal, rather than test Remi Matthews in the Saints goal.
Moments later van Veen tested Matthews with a low drive from teh edge of the box after robbing Melker Hallberg of possession 35-yards from goal and breaking forward.
Stephen O'Donnell had to defend the near post well in the 13th minute to cut out a Stevie May cross, as the striker sought out two blue shirts bursting into the box, and the resultant corner was comofortably caught by Liam Kelly.
Saints were livid midway through the firts half when referee Nick Walsh got in the way of a loose Motherwell pass that was set to be intercepted by Graham Carey. The whistler bumped into Carey and the ball broke to the Steelmen, who almost capitalised when the ball was eventually worked out wide and Moult's strike at the near post was turned behind by Matthews.
Walsh held his hands up in apology and he was, no doubt, the most relieved man in McDiarmid Park that it didn't lead to a goal.
And in 26 minutes it was Saints who found the opener.
A well-worked move led to David Wotherspoon getting a shot away inside the box. His effort was palmed away by Kelly and the rebound fell kindly for Wright to smash home from close range.
Motherwell had the chance to respond instantly when Slattery slipped in Spittal with a defence cutting pass down the right-hand side of the penalty area, but his strike from a tight angle was held well by Matthews at his near post.
The visitors were under the cosh a bit and O'Donnell got a vital head to the ball to deny Nicky Clark making it 2-0 at the back post in the 32nd minute.
Saints skipper Liam Gordon took a blow to the head just before half-time as he riose with van Veen for a header and the Dutchman earned himself a booking for his part in the clash.
It looked like the game would peter out to the interval, but just before the break Wright brought down Goss on the edge of the Saints box to provide the Steelmen with one final chance of the half - and they duly took it.
Spittal stepped up and, although it wasn't his finest effort, the deflected strike found the bottom corner to pull 'Well level.
The Steelmen got a bounce from that goal and started the second half brightly. McKinstry will feel he should have done better with a strike 20 yards out that he fired high and wide, while Spittal snatached at an effort as the ball broke out from a corner.
On the hour mark the visitors breathed a sigh of relief when a thumping drive from Carey deflected off two Motherwell players and flew inches wide of Kelly's right-hand post, as Saints looked to regain the lead.
The hosts were looking threatening down the flanks and a Wright delivery across the face of goal in 71 minutes was crying out for a Saints player to get on the end of it, but there were no takers.
Up the other end Motherwell found themselves in a similar scenario when Moult showed great feet to leabe his marker for dead in the box and his cut back couldn't pick out a player in claret and amber.
Moult worked his magic again in 78 minutes to outmuscle Gordon in the box and fire at goal. His effort was turned away as far as van Veen, and when he tried to curl a strike into the bottom corner, Saints got bodies on the line again to keep it out before O'Donnell blazed an effort over the top to end the attack.
Both sides were pushing for a winner and Ali Crwaford almost found it in the 90th minute when the ball broke to him on the egde of the box but his effort was straight at Kelly as the sides had to settle for a draw.
The Steelmen will return to action on December 17 at home to St Mirren - managed by former boss Stephen Robinson - when the Premiership re-starts.
ST JOHNSTONE: Matthews, Gordon, Considine, McGowan, Wright, Montgomery (Brown 76), Carey, Halberg (Phillips 89), Wotherspoon (Crawford 76), May (McLennnan 76), Clark (Bair 89).
Scorers: Wright 26
Bookings: Montgomery, Hallberg
Subs not used: Parish, Gallacher, Crawford, Kucheriavyi, Murphy.
MOTHERWELL: Kelly, O'Donnell, Solholm, Lamie, Penney, Spittal, Slattery, Goss, McKinstry (Shields 76), Moult, van Veen.
Scorers: Spiital 45
Bookings: McKinstry, Penney, van Veen, O'Donnell
Subs not used: Oxborough, Maguire, Cornelius, Morris, Tierney, Spiers, Ferrie.
Ref: Nick Walsh
VAR: Colin Steven
HT: 1-1
Att: 2,055
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