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Blues Get By Maple Leafs in Shootout

Ryan O'Reilly was the only scorer in the shootout and the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night.

 

Blues goalie Jordan Binnington made 39 saves.

 

Eight skaters took shots in the contest, with O'Reilly beating Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

 

Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and assist, and Jordan Kyrou also scored for St. Louis.

Kyle Connor netted his team-leading ninth goal, and defenseman Neal Pionk scored for Winnipeg.

 

Buchnevich set up Kyrou's game-tying goal at 11:54 of the third period, sending the puck to the front of the net for Kyrou, who beat Hellebuyck.

 

St. Louis had possession for most of overtime, outshooting Winnipeg 10-1. Brandon Saad hit the post.

 

Hellebuyck made 31 saves for the Jets after missing the team's past three games. The first absence was for his son's birth, the next two because he was sick with a non-COVID illness.

 

Winnipeg was playing its fourth game of a season-long seven-game homestand.

 

Both teams had a power play in the fast-paced first period, but only the Blues capitalized. Buchnevich scored his third of the season with a shot that went through Hellebuyck's legs at 18:09.

 

The Blues had the second-best power play in the NHL heading into the game at 30.8%, while Winnipeg was fourth (28.1%).

 

Winnipeg outshot St. Louis 17-5 in the second period.

 

St. Louis will host Nashville Predators on Thursday.

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