>>Blues Outlast Islanders in SO

 

Brayden Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko scored shootout goals to lift the St. Louis Blues over the New York Islanders 3-2 on Monday, the third straight win to start the season for the Blues.

 

Andrew Ladd and Anders Lee had scored for the Islanders in the third period to send the game into overtime, Lee's goal coming at the 19-minute mark.

 

Tarasenko scored twice in the second period for the Blues, who were seemingly in control until Ladd scored for the home team at 13:04 of the third period to ruin Jake Allen's shutout bid.

 

Allen, who made 40 saves, denied Jordan Eberle and Anthony Beauvillier in the shootout.

 

Tarasenko opened the scoring at 9:38 of the middle period after he spun past Leddy, then beat Thomas Greiss with a nifty backhand. Paul Statsny assisted.

 

Tarasenko increased the lead with a power-play goal at 15:34 of the second. The talented Russian forward whipped the puck past Greiss, finishing a passing play from Jaden Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo for his third goal of the season.

 

Allen, who had a career-best 33 wins last season, has won all three of his starts this season.

 

After Josh Ho-Sang was denied on a right pad save by Allen, Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson was assessed a slashing penalty, giving the Islanders a two-man advantage. But they failed to capitalize and were 0 for 6 overall on the power play.

 

The Blues remain in New York City to tak on the Rangers tonight. 

 

>>Maple Leafs Outlast Blackhawks in Overtime

 

Auston Matthews had his own goalie taking pity on their opponent after his latest timely goal.

 

Matthews beat Anton Forsberg 3:43 into overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 comeback win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.

 

The 20-year-old Matthews had very little space to work with but ripped a wrist shot over Forsberg's glove for his second goal of the season.

 

Matthews's goal came on a 2-on-1 and capped three in a row to erase Chicago's 3-1 lead.

 

Matthews played much of the night matched up against Chicago's top line with Patrick Kane. Matthews finished with six shots on net and the winning goal while Kane, who entered with 22 points in 13 career games against Toronto, finished minus-three with one shot and no points.

 

Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won their first three games.

 

Jan Rutta, Jonathan Toews and Richard Panik had goals for the Blackhawks.

 

Andersen made 18 saves for the win while Forsberg stopped 39 shots.

 

Outside of the opening three minutes, the first period belonged to the Blackhawks, and they went into the intermission up 2-0.

 

Rutta scored 3:46 into the game when he wheeled around the back of the net and tossed the puck out front, where it hit Toronto center Mitch Marner's stick and squeaked through Andersen and the post.

 

Eric Fehr had a great chance to tie it three minutes later, but was turned away by Forsberg, and Chicago went down the ice and doubled its advantage.

 

Toews made it 2-0 when he banged in a rebound over the left pad of Andersen with 12:53 to play in the first.

 

It could have been a three-goal edge for Chicago if Andersen didn't turn away Patrick Sharp on a breakaway late in the first.

 

It wasn't until the midway point of the second that Toronto picked up its pace and was awarded its first power-play opportunity after some sustained pressure by Matthews in the offensive zone.

 

The Leafs failed to capitalize on the man advantage, but Zaitsev put them on the board soon after, streaking in from the Blackhawks blue line and taking a pass from Brown before snapping the puck five-hole on Forsberg at 10:20.

 

Matthews nearly tied the game on a 2-on-1 rush five minutes later with a toe-drag into a wrist shot, but Forsberg stayed with him and got his right arm on the puck.

 

The final eight minutes of the second were filled with minor penalties and lots of 4-on-4 hockey, but no one was able to take advantage of the open ice.

 

Matthews had another good scoring chance before the period was through, but Forsberg was there again to stop him.

 

Toronto was behind 2-1 after 40 minutes despite outshooting Chicago 26-15.

 

Zach Hyman created a scoring chance for himself early in the third only to be turned aside by Forsberg.

 

Forsberg's play allowed the Blackhawks to restore their two-goal lead 7:52 into the third.

 

Panik took the puck off the end boards after it ricocheted in front from a point shot and slotted it into an empty net on the power play.

 

The Blackhawks continue their Canada road trip when they play at Montreal tonight.