Blues 6, Blackhawks 5 (OT)
CHICAGO -- Right winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored in overtime, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.
Tarasenko's wrist shot with 1:06 remaining in the extra session capped a four-goal comeback by the Blues.
Left winger Alexander Steen scored twice, and center Robby Fabbri, defenseman Jay Bouwmeester and right winger David Backes each netted one goal for St. Louis (9-3-1).
The Blackhawks tallied five goals in the first period but could not hold on to a 5-2 lead. Left winger Marko Dano, right winger Andrew Shaw, left winger Teuvo Teravainen, defenseman Brent Seabrook and right winger Patrick Kane each scored for Chicago (7-5-1).
St. Louis goaltender Jake Allen stopped 27 of 28 shots after relieving starter Brian Elliott early in the game. Elliott allowed four goals on 15 shots before he was replaced with 2:16 remaining in the first period.
Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford stopped 23 of 29 shots.
Dano opened the scoring 2:08 into the first period. Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson lost the puck in the defensive zone, and Dano capitalized with a one-timer for his first goal with the Blackhawks.
Fifty-four seconds later, Steen evened the score at 1 on a deflection that fluttered over Crawford's shoulder.
Chicago regained a 2-1 lead on a penalty shot by Shaw with 15:23 left in the first period. Referees awarded the penalty shot after Shaw was hauled down on a breakaway by Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson.
Teravainen punched in a rebound to increase Chicago's lead to 3-1 with 13:25 remaining in the first period.
St. Louis sliced the deficit to 3-2 on a wrist shot by Fabbri with 4:48 to go in the first period.
Seabrook put the Blackhawks up 4-2 with a slap shot with 2:51 to go in the first period and Kane made it 5-2 33 seconds later with a rising wrist shot from the left circle for his eighth goal of the season.
St. Louis evened the score at 5 with goals by Steen, Bouwmeester and Backes in the second period. Backes tied the game with 33.8 seconds remaining in the second period on a wrist shot from the left of the crease.
NOTES: Blues C Steve Ott left the game during the second period because of an upper-body injury and did not return. ... Blues LW Magnus Paajarvi made his season debut on Wednesday night after being recalled from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Paajarvi, 24, appeared in 65 games for St. Louis during the previous two seasons. ... Blackhawks RW Marian Hossa missed his second consecutive game because of a lower-body injury. His status is uncertain for Friday's game against New Jersey. ... Blues RW Ryan Reaves received a $3,024.19 fine from the NHL on Wednesday for a high hit against Los Angeles Kings C Anze Kopitar on Tuesday night. The fine is the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement. ... Blackhawks RW Viktor Tikhonov was a healthy scratch. ... Blues D Kevin Shattenkirk missed his 10th straight game because of a lower-body injury.