Blues beat Hurricanes behind Scheen's go-ahead goal
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Brayden Scheen scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and backup goalie Carter Hutton stopped 26 shots as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 Friday night.
The game's first penalty didn't occur until 12 minutes left on a trip against St. Louis star Vladimir Tarasenko, but Carolina could not muster even a shot attempt on Hutton. Less than a minute later, Scheen scored his third of the season on a rebound with 9:19 left for the lead.
Meanwhile, Hutton improved to 3-0 this season and 11-2 in his last 13 regular-season road games as the Central Division-leading Blues improved to 8-2-1 heading into a four-game homestand.
Carolina (4-4-1) scored one goal in a game for the fourth time in nine games -- including three straight at home.
Some hard work on the forecheck led to the first goal of the game with 5:22 left in the second. Dmitrij Jaskin, a healthy scratch the last two games, cashed in on a rebound, outmuscling Carolina defenseman Brett Pesce for his first of the season and a 1-0 St. Louis lead.
Carolina tied the score a little more than a minute later on a 2-on-1 rush as Justin Williams found Jeff Skinner for his team-leading sixth goal of the season. Skinner's 38 goals since the beginning of last season are good for sixth best in the league. He also has nine goals in his last nine games against the Blues.
After a scoreless first period, Carolina lost left winger Teuvo Teravainen on the first shift of the second when he collided awkwardly with Alexander Steen of the Blues. Teravainen, coming off a three-point game at Toronto in a 6-3 victory Thursday night, fell to the ice and appeared to injure his right arm or hand and did not return.
NOTES: Carolina G Cam Ward played in his 627th game to move into seventh place on the franchise's all-time games played list. ... After playing seven of its first nine games on the road, St. Louis will play seven of the next nine at home. ... The Blues say D Jay Bouwmeester's fractured left ankle will be re-evaluated in a week. ... Carolina RW Justin Williams, returning to the team where he won the 2006 Stanley Cup as an offseason free-agent signee, has a team-leading five assists. ... Carolina was a combined 7-16-2 in its last three Octobers. ... St. Louis D Joel Edmundson, second in the NHL in blocked shots, had five in the first two periods against the Hurricanes. ... The Blues extended their point streak to five games (4-0-1).