Shattenkirk Scores Blues Winning Goal, NHL News

After getting the winning goal in the shootout for the St. Louis Blues, Kevin Shattenkirk praised goalie Jake Allen.

Shattenkirk scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout to lift the Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.

Patrik Berglund scored first in the shootout before Artemi Panarin tied it for the Blackhawks in the third round. Troy Brouwer and Artem Anisimov each scored in the fifth round before Shattenkirk beat Corey Crawford and Allen denied Teuvo Tervainen in the sixth.

"Jake made some big saves for us there," said Shattenkirk. "They are a team that they are deadly in the shootout. They seem to have a lot of weapons, obviously, a lot of guys who can chip in."

David Backes and Brouwer scored in the third period for the Blues and Allen stopped 33 shots through overtime to earn his 22nd win of the season.

Andrew Ladd scored in the second period and Panarin tied it late in the third for the Blackhawks, who fell to 32-0-3 win leading after two periods. Crawford had 28 saves.

Wth the point, Chicago pulled into a tie with Dallas for first place in the Central Division, though the Blackhawks have the tiebreaker with 40 regulation and overtime wins. The Blues are a point behind.

Wednesday, March 9 Scoreboard

Toronto 4, NY Islanders 3 (SO)

St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 (SO)

Calgary 3, Nashville 2 (OT)

Colorado 3, Anaheim 0

Vancouver 3, Arizona 2 (OT)

Los Angeles 4, Washington 3 (OT)

Thursday, March 10 Schedule (All Times Central)

Carolina at Boston, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.