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Blues beat Canucks in shootout

By The Associated Press
Published: February 18. 2013 4:00AM PST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — T.J. Oshie and Andy McDonald each scored in regulation and in the shootout to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.

Patrik Berglund also scored for St. Louis, which swept its three-game road swing after losing five straight games.

Blues rookie goaltender Jake Allen made 28 saves and stopped the Canucks’ Ryan Kesler and Alex Burrows in the shootout.

Kesler and Henrik Sedin had their first goals of the season and Mason Raymond also scored in regulation for Vancouver, which has lost two straight after winning six in a row.

The Canucks looked destined to lose in regulation after the Blues took a 3-2 lead early in the third period, but Raymond tied the game on a power play with 1:47 remaining.

A point shot took an errant bounce and landed on Raymond’s stick at the left hash marks, and he buried his fifth of the season.

Burrows had a chance to win it with a breakaway in overtime, but his backhand move was thwarted when Allen gloved the puck.

Oshie’s shootout goal froze Roberto Luongo, who stood motionless as Oshie skated in slowly and then whipped a shot between the goalie’s legs.

The Canucks dominated the third frame, outshooting the Blues 15-3.

But it was Berglund, with his team-leading eighth goal of the season, who gave the Blues a 3-2 lead at the eight minute mark of the third.

St. Louis center Vladimir Sobotka wheeled around Vancouver’s goal and into the slot and whipped a shortside wrist shot that Berglund deflected in. Sobotka was originally credited with the goal.

Also on Sunday:

Blackhawks 3

Kings 2

CHICAGO — Brent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews each scored a goal and added an assist to help lead Chicago over Los Angeles, extending its season-opening points streak to 15 games.

Penguins 4

Sabres 3

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Defenseman Paul Martin scored with 2:04 left and Pascal Dupuis had two goals and an assist to lift Pittsburgh to a victory over Buffalo.

Rangers 2

Capitals 1

NEW YORK — Derek Stepan’s power-play goal early in the third period snapped a tie and completed New York’s rally past Washington.

Wild 3

Red Wings 2

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Dany Heatley, Jason Zucker and Torrey Mitchell all scored in the second period to rally Minnesota over Detroit.

Bruins 3

Jets 2

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Brad Marchand scored 36 seconds into the third period to lift Boston to a win over Winnipeg.

Flames 4

Stars 3

DALLAS — Steve Begin, Matt Stajan and Roman Horak each scored their first goals of the season in the third period and Calgary overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Dallas.

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