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Kris Letang Jersey , N.Y. (AP) — Sam Reinhart came up just short of ending the Buffalo Sabres‘ seven-game winless streak in overtime.He made up for
it in the shootout.Reinhart scored the deciding goal to lead the Sabres to a 4-3
win over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. It came moments after his backhand
chance struck the post with less than a second remaining in overtime.It resulted
in Buffalo’s first win since March 1, and Buffalo’s third win in its past 16
games.“I just liked the way we played after a back-to-back,” Sabres coach Phil
Housley said. “We didn’t get the result (last night) and we haven’t gotten the
result in the last two weeks. I’m just happy for our guys. They just continue to
battle and fight and they found a way to win.”Johan Larsson, Evan Rodrigues and
Conor Sheary scored in regulation for the Sabres. Carter Hutton made 30
saves.After Jack Eichel and Tyler Bozak traded goals to open the shootout,
Reinhart scored on Buffalo’s final attempt. Reinhart’s wrist shot had just
enough to get past St. Louis goalie Jake Allen, who got a piece of the shot with
his glove.Former Sabres center Ryan O’Reilly then had a chance to extend the
shootout, but his backhand chance hit the crossbar.Pat Maroon
Mario Lemieux Jersey , David Perron and Brayden Schenn scored for the Blues, who remain in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race with 82
points (37-27-8). Allen made 31 saves.“I think it was one of those games,” Blues
coach Craig Berube said. “It wasn’t very clean all game. It was a tough grind
out there. We didn’t execute very well. … We definitely have got to do a better
job against teams that are below us in the standings, that’s for sure. That’s
not been good enough.”It marked the end of an ultimately disappointing road trip
for St. Louis. On Saturday, the Blues dominated the surging Pittsburgh Penguins
with a 5-1 win — but that was surrounded by defeats to struggling teams like
Ottawa and Buffalo.“I would say a bad trip, for sure,” O’Reilly said. “You look
at who we’re playing
Matt Murray Jersey , these are games that being a mature team there’s opportunities for us to gain ground and catch the teams ahead of us.”The game
was mostly even and back and forth from beginning to end.Schenn evened the score
at 3 with 11:19 remaining on a questionable goal that was challenged by the
Sabres. With Hutton sprawled along the ice — and O’Reilly falling on top of him
— Schenn went around the other side for a wrap-around.Larsson opened the scoring
6:42 into the game. Collecting a cross-ice pass from defenseman Zach Bogosian,
Larsson’s wrist shot found the near corner for sixth goal of the season.Maroon
evened the score just over two minutes later, curling around the net and leaving
the Sabres defense confused for his seventh goal of the year.Rodrigues restored
Buffalo’s lead with 5:12 remaining in the first on a 2-on-1, patiently cutting
inside and tucking a low shot inside the far post.Sheary made it 3-1 7:46 into
the second on a similar 2-on-1 rush. Rookie defenseman Rasmus Dahlin set up the
odd-man rush with a terrific breakout pass, and Sheary did the rest with a shot
high to the far corner.Perron got the Blues back in it two minutes later. The
veteran forward threaded a long shot through traffic for his 18th goal of the
season at 12:15.NOTES: Blues LW Alexander Steen played in his 700th game for St.
Louis. The former first-round pick began his career in Toronto before being
traded to St. Louis in 2008. … Veteran Jason Pominville was a healthy scratch
for Buffalo, in a surprise move. D Jake McCabe, LW Scott Wilson and D Matt
Hunwick were also scratched for Buffalo. … Vladimir Tarasenko (upper
body)
http://www.officialpenguinsproshop.com/authentic-adidas-olli-maatta-jersey , D Joel Edmundson, LW Sammy Blais and C Robby Fabbri were scratched for St.
Louis.UP NEXT:Blues: Home against Edmonton on Tuesday.Sabres: Home against
Toronto on Wednesday. SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Only one thing has really worked for
the St. Louis Blues this season when trailing late in games: playing against the
Florida Panthers.Vince Dunn scored with 3:53 left to cap a third-period rally
from a two-goal deficit and lift the Blues over the Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday
night. It was only St. Louis’ second win when trailing after two periods this
season — both against Florida.The Blues are 2-18-3 with the other team ahead
going into the third.“We need to definitely start off better,” Dunn said.
“Fortunate enough to get the win and that’s really good for us. It’s a really
good feeling in the room being able to come back into games.”Aleksander Barkov
put Florida ahead 2-0 with a goal 30 seconds into the final period, but Colton
Parayko, Ryan O’Reilly and Dunn brought St. Louis flying back for its third
straight win. Dunn beat James Reimer with a shot from the slot.Jordan Binnington
stopped 22 shots for St. Louis. Henrik Borgstrom also scored for Florida, and
Reimer made 31 saves.“(Binnington) kept us in there
Womens Patric Hornqvist Jersey ,” Blues coach Craig Berube said. “He made some big saves, and we battled back and got two points.”O’Reilly tied it with
8:51 left by finding the puck in the slot amid a net-front scrum and pushing it
between Reimer’s pads.“We’re all just whacking at it trying to get a bounce and
lucky for me I put it in,” O’Reilly said.The Panthers lost for the second time
in three games.“We had the game in our hand 2-0, and you’ve got to find a way to
shut them down and get the two points,” Panthers coach Bob Boughner said.Barkov
scored on a power play, taking a pass from Mike Hoffman and poking it in from
near the net. Parayko scored 3:05 into the period to make it 2-1.That goal
seemed to be the spark that ignited the Blues.“You could just see how the
momentum shifted and it put them back on their heels,” Dunn said.In the third
period
Phil Kessel Jersey , the Panthers spent most of the time in their own zone, playing defense. It didn’t work.“In the third period they got their
momentum and just rolled over us,” Barkov said.Borgstrom also scored on the
power play. He corralled a loose puck off a deflected shot and swept the puck
past Binnington with 1:05 left in the first.NOTES: Tuesday’s game was part of
the Blues’ dads trip, and 20 fathers and grandfathers will also travel to Tampa
Bay on Thursday.UP NEXTBlues: Play at Tampa Bay on Thursday night.Panthers: Host
Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
