Blues 2, Red Wings 1
DETROIT -- Goalie Brian Elliott made 29 saves and the St. Louis Blues held on for a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night at Joe Louis Arena.
Right wingers Ty Rattie and Dmitrij Jaskin scored for St. Louis (28-15-7), which is 5-1-0 in its past six games. Center David Backes had two assists.
Center Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit (23-15-8) and goalie Petr Mrazek made 18 saves.
Zetterberg made it 2-1 with 2:13 left with a power-play goal with Mrazek pulled for a six-on-four advantage. Zetterberg scored from the right circle through a screen for his eighth goal of the season.
Blues coach Ken Hitchcock challenged the goal, but it was upheld.
Rattie gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead with 1:59 left in the first period. Alex Pietrangelo's shot from the right point deflected in off Rattie's leg. It was Rattie's third goal of the season.
Jaskin made it 2-0 with 7:47 left in the third period. He took a pass from Backes in the neutral zone, carried the puck down the middle of the ice and split Detroit defensemen Mike Green and Jonathan Ericsson. Jaskin then made a forehand-to-backhand move to beat Mrazek for Jaskin's third goal of the season.
Elliott made a save on defenseman Kyle Quincey's break-in and backhand shot attempt about 5:25 into the third period.
Mrazek made a save on center Paul Stastny's tip attempt from just outside the crease 7:58 into the second period.
Elliott made a save on defenseman Dan DeKeyser's shot from the slot with 6:44 left in the second period.
Detroit center Pavel Datsyuk hit the goal post on a rebound shot with about 1:40 left in the first period.
NOTES: Detroit D Niklas Kronwall missed his first game after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. He is expected to be out two to four weeks. ... The Blues were without C Steve Ott (hamstring), LW Jaden Schwartz (ankle), G Jake Allen (knee), LW Magnus Paajarvi (upper body) and D Robert Bortuzzo (lower body). Schwartz and Paajarvi skated Wednesday morning, but coach Ken Hitchcock said neither is close to returning. ... The Red Wings were also without LW Drew Miller (ACL) and RW Jonan Franzen (concussion). ... Red Wings LW Tomas Tatar was a late scratch because he was ill. He was replaced in the lineup by LW Joakim Andersson. ... St. Louis D Carl Gunnarsson was expected to return from an upper-body injury but couldn't go. The Blues went with five defensemen for the game.