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Pavel Buchnevich scores twice and Blues rally for 4-3 overtime win over Kraken

By Bruce Kropp Jan 28, 2024 | 8:55 AM

SEATTLE (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich scored his second goal of the game 3:31 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues rallied from a 3-1 deficit for a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken. St. Louis won its fourth straight and picked up two points in the crowded race for one of the wild-card spots in the Western Conference. Buchnevich scored his 15th goal 1:27 into the third period to pull the Blues even at 3-3, beating Joey Daccord to the glove side off a feed from Robert Thomas. St. Louis moved within one point of both Nashville and Los Angeles in the wild-card race, while Seattle moved three points back.

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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored a power-play goal late in the second period and Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. The last-place Blackhawks have been shut out in two consecutive games, three of their last four and four of the past six. Minus injured rookie star Connor Bedard, they’ve lost 10 straight on the road and are winless in their last 20 away from home. The franchise record is 22 games set in 1950-51. Petr Mrazek stopped 30 shots for Chicago.It was the 20th career shutout and second this season for Markstrom, who improved to 14-13-2 as Calgary (22-22-5) finished a 2-4-0 homestand.