Ryan O’Reilly scored 34 seconds into overtime as the St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 11 games with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.
O’Reilly notched his 23rd goal this season on a rink-long rush and a shot from the right circle.
Jaden Schwartz had a goal and an assist, and Colton Parayko scored a goal for the Blues, who built a 2-0 lead in the first period. Tyler Bozak added two assists.
Zach Hyman and Auston Matthews scored in the third period for the Maple Leafs, who ended the Blues’ shutout streak at 233 minutes and 50 seconds, second in franchise history to a run of 258:30 from March 16-29, 2016.
Jordan Binnington, who made his first career start Jan. 7, recorded 31 saves for St. Louis. He is 13-1-1 with nine straight wins, a franchise record for a rookie goaltender.
Frederik Andersen made 38 saves for Toronto. The Blues dominated play early in the first period and were rewarded at 10:13 with Schwartz’s sixth goal this season on a setup from former Maple Leaf Bozak. Alexander Steen, another former Maple Leaf, picked up the other assist on the sequence that started with a faceoff in the St. Louis zone with the Blues chipping the puck out.
St. Louis led 2-0 on Parayko’s career-best 10th goal of the season, with assists from Bozak and Schwartz on a power play at 17:42 of the first. The shot hit the post in the top right corner, entered the net and bounced out on the other side. Play continued until a video review in the NHL’s situation room determined that it was a goal. Travis Dermott was serving a hooking penalty.
The Maple Leafs tied the game with goals 31 seconds apart in the third. Hyman scored his 11th of the season as his pass from behind the goal line deflected into the net at 6:34. Matthews added his 28th on a redirect of Nikita Zaitsev’s point shot. Toronto center Nazem Kadri, who took a strong check during the first period, missed the final two periods due to a concussion.
Ryan Miller made 31 saves, and the visiting Anaheim Ducks pulled within three points of a playoff spot with a 4-0 win against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday in Saint Paul, Minn.
Jakob Silfverberg, Corey Perry, Ryan Kesler and Hampus Lindholm scored for Anaheim, which is three points behind the Wild for the second wild card from the Western Conference.
Devan Dubnyk made 20 saves for the Wild, who have lost five straight games and haven’t scored in the past seven periods and part of an overtime.
The Ducks shut out the Wild 3-0 in their last meeting on Jan. 17 in Minnesota, one of only four wins by Anaheim in the past 24 games entering Tuesday.
On Sunday, Miller returned from a two-month absence caused by a knee injury and made 23 saves in a 5-2 win against the visiting Washington Capitals, earning his 375th career win to become the NHL’s all-time leader in victories among U.S.-born goalies. Miller posted the 44th shutout of his NHL career, moving into a tie with Miikka Kiprusoff for 34th on the NHL’s all-time list.
The Ducks took a 1-0 lead at 4:22 of the second period and maintained the advantage until they scored three goals in the final six minutes.
Anaheim was on its first power play when Devin Shore took a backhand shot from the slot that hit the left post and then puck then went underneath Dubnyk. He was unable to secure it before Silfverberg pushed the puck across the goal line for his 16th goal and fourth in four games.
It was the 15th power-play goal allowed in the past 13 games by the Wild.
Max Jones received an assist for his first NHL point.
The Ducks committed three minor penalties in the first 10 minutes of the third period, but Miller had five saves during power plays to keep the Wild scoreless.
Then Perry scored for the second straight game to make 2-0 with 5:44 left, Kesler scored his first goal in 39 games to make it 3-0 with 4:01 remaining, and Lindholm scored into an empty net with 1:09 to go.