Dylan Holloway scored just 1:40 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.
Jake DeBrusk tied the game for the Canucks with a goal at 18:08 in the third period, but Holloway sealed the win for the Blues in overtime with a shot over Thatcher Demko’s shoulder.
Holloway also recorded an assist, bringing his total to 11 points (six goals, five assists) in a seven-game point streak.
Robert Thomas had a goal and two assists for St. Louis. Jordan Kyrou and Zack Bolduc also scored for the Blues.
Joel Hofer made 22 saves on 25 shots, earning his sixth win in nine starts this season. Since Jim Montgomery became coach on Nov. 24, the Blues have a record of 5-1-1.
The Canucks have a record of 0-1-1 in their last two games and just four wins (4-6-4) in 14 home games this season.
Demko stopped 21 of 25 shots in his first game of the season after recovering from a knee injury he sustained in April during the Canucks’ first Stanley Cup playoff game.
Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist for Vancouver, while Conor Garland and Brock Boeser each added two assists.
Dakota Joshua opened the scoring for the Canucks at 8:02 of the first period. Just 73 seconds later, St. Louis tied the game with Bolduc’s accurate shot through traffic.
During a Vancouver power play at 17:30 of the first period, Garland tried to intercept a pass, which led to a breakaway for Thomas. He scored the Blues’ first short-handed goal of the season.
A tripping call on Boeser led to the Blues’ next goal, as Kyrou scored a power-play goal at 16:18 of the second period.
Vancouver responded with a power-play goal at 18:32 when a pass from Pettersson was accidentally tipped into the net by St. Louis defenseman Colton Parayko.
