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Blues Down Islanders in Overtime

Colton Parayko scored on an unassisted wraparound at 3:23 of overtime, sending the St. Louis Blues to their sixth consecutive victory with a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

 

Vince Dunn tied it for St. Louis with 1:44 left in the third period. Brayden Schenn also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions.

 

Jordan Binnington, who had 14 saves, made his 47th start of the season and improved to 29-11-7.

 

Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Jordan Eberle scored for the Islanders, who are a point behind third-place Philadelphia in the Metropolitan Division and hold a slim lead for the top Eastern Conference wild card. Thomas Greiss stopped 30 shots.

 

The Blues improved to 8-10 in overtime, while New York fell to 11-8.

 

Parayko got the puck at center ice. He tried to make a pass to Schenn and it went off Anthony Beauvillier's skate. Parayko beat him to the puck in the corner and then went behind the net. His shot bounced off Greiss' pad and in for the game-winning goal.

 

St. Louis pulled even on an unassisted slap shot from the top of the slot by Dunn after the Islanders failed to clear the puck. It was Dunn's first goal since Jan. 11, a span of 19 games.

 

Blues D Jay Bouwmeester got a standing ovation in the first period when he was shown on the video board as he watched the game at Enterprise Center. The 36-year-old Bouwmeester, who had a cardiac episode on the bench Feb. 11 in Anaheim, will miss the rest of the season and playoffs.

 

The Blues host the Dallas Stars on Saturday.

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