Matt Duchene scored during an overtime rush to give the Dallas Stars a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Jake Oettinger made 15 saves, starting his fifth consecutive game. Oettinger stretched his left pad to stop Pavel Buchnevich in overtime before Duchene scored the game-winning goal.
Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues, who are 5-2-2 under new coach Jim Montgomery. Jordan Binnington made 35 saves, earning St. Louis a point.
The Blues applied pressure during their first power play and finally scored just as it expired. After Robert Thomas’ shot was blocked, he retrieved the puck and passed it to Kyrou in the low slot, where Kyrou scored at 9:08, giving St. Louis a 1-0 lead. This was Kyrou’s seventh goal in the last 11 games.
Dallas came out strong in the second period, outshooting the Blues 14-3. Binnington made early saves on Logan Stankoven and Esa Lindell. The Stars capitalized on a power play 2:39 into the period, when Jamie Benn passed the puck to Robertson in the high slot, and Robertson tied the game 1-1 with a one-timer.
Dallas quickly got another power play and put more pressure on St. Louis, but the Blues killed it off to keep the score tied. Later in the second, the Stars had another power play but Binnington stopped Stankoven’s one-time shot from the left circle.
Dallas had more puck possession in the third period. Robertson had a great chance early on but couldn’t get his backhand shot past Binnington at the right post. The Blues created some scoring chances, but Oettinger stopped Jake Neighbours on a breakaway.
Despite being outshot 34-17 in regulation, St. Louis managed to reach overtime.
