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Blues lose for first time in five games to Minnesota

By Bruce Kropp May 2, 2021 | 8:22 AM

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored 2:16 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild scored the final three goals to rally past St. Louis 4-3 Saturday night. Nico Strum and Jonas Brodin scored late in the third period to force overtime for Minnesota, which won for the first time in three games. Fiala carried into the St. Louis zone, passed to Mats Zuccarello, quickly got it back, and beat Jordan Binnington. Jordan Kyrou, Sammy Blais, and David Perron scored and Binnington made 34 saves as the Blues lost for the first time in five games.

Also on NHL ice:

— Dougie Hamilton scored on a breakaway with 52.1 seconds showing on the clock in overtime, lifting the Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory against the Blue Jackets. Alex Nedeljkovic (neh-DEHL’-koh-vihch) picked up the assist on the winning play and stopped 31 shots as the Central Division leaders extended their points streak to 10 games. Teuvo Teravainen (TAY’-voh tehr-ah-VY’-nehn) tied it for Carolina.

— Anthony Duclair had two goals and an assist in the Panthers’ third straight win, 5-4 versus the Blackhawks. Aleksander Barkov scored his team-leading 25th goal and had an assist as Florida improved to 8-2-1 in its last 11 and remained two points behind first-place Carolina in the Central Division. Barkov, Duclair, and Owen Tippett connected in a 1:06 span bridging the second and third periods after Chicago had tied it at 2.

— Sam Gagner scored to end an eight-round shootout and give the Red Wings a 1-0 victory over the Lightning. Thomas Greiss (grys) handled 33 shots in his second shutout of the season and 15th of his career. Greiss appeared to allow a third-period goal by Ondrej Palat (AHN’-dray pah-LAHT’), but the score was negated by goaltender interference.

— Erik Haula (HAH’-lah) scored 3:32 into overtime to give the Predators a 1-0 victory over the Stars. Juuse Saros (YOO’-see SAH’-rohs) made 28 saves as Nashville won for the third time in four games. The Stars fell three points behind the Predators for the final Central Division playoff berth.

— Jonathan Marchessault (MAHR’-sheh-soh) scored on a power play at 3:04 of OT, and Marc-Andre Fleury moved into a tie for the third on the NHL’s all-time wins list as the Golden Knights nipped the Coyotes, 3-2. William Karlsson and Mark Stone scored to put Vegas up, and Fleury blanked Arizona for the first two periods. The outcome allowed Vegas to maintain its four-point lead over Colorado in the West Division.

— Nathan MacKinnon bounced back from a rare scoreless night with a goal and an assist to lead the Avalanche past the Sharks, 4-3. MacKinnon ended his 15-game points streak Friday night and failed to get a shot on goal for the first time in 264 games. Mikko Rantanen scored his 28th of the season and added an assist for Colorado, while and Devan Dubnyk (DOOB’-nihk) stopped 22 shots against his former team.

— Auston Matthews leads the league with 38 goals after burying two more in the Maple Leafs’ fifth consecutive win, 5-1 against the Canucks. The 23-year-old sniper’s second of the night was his league-best 12th game-winner and his 17th goal in his last 17 contests. Jack Campbell stopped 26 shots for the North Division leaders.

— The Oilers dumped the Flames, 4-1 behind Connor McDavid’s goal and two assists. Ethan Bear, Josh Archibald, and Darnell Nurse also scored for the Oilers, who finished with a 6-4 record against the Flames. Leon Draisaitl (DRY’-sy-tul) assisted on all four goals and Mike Smith made 29 saves as Edmonton dropped Calgary eight points out of a playoff berth with six games to play.

— Cole Caufield’s first career NHL goal was a big one as he scored in overtime to complete the Canadiens’ 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Senators. Tyler Toffoli (tah-FOH’-lee) and Jeff Petry (PEE’-tree) each scored and added an assist in the second comeback victory in as many nights for Montreal. Goals by Tim Stutzle (STOOT’-sul) and Thomas Chabot (shah-BAHT’) gave Ottawa a 2-0 lead.

— Ryan Miller made 23 saves to win the final home start of his 18-year NHL career, guiding the Ducks to a 6-2 win over the Kings. Danton Heinen and Jacob Larsson had a goal and two assists in Anaheim’s first regulation home win in 24 games.

— Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 30 shots and the Devils claimed their third straight win since a 10-game skid by topping the Flyers, 4-1. Jesper Bratt, Janne Kuokkanen (YAH’-nee KWOH’-kah-nehn), Nico Hischier (HEE’-shee-ur), and Yegor Sharangovich (yeh-GOHR’ shar-an-GOH’-vihch) all scored for New Jersey.