Blues 4, Predators 3 (OT)
ST. LOUIS -- Left wing Alexander Steen scored 4:01 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 victory Tuesday over the Nashville Predators.
Steen's 13th goal of the season allowed the Blues to recover from blowing a 3-1 lead in the final four minutes of regulation.
Defenseman Shea Weber cut the Blues lead to 3-2 on his 11th goal of the year with 3:52 remaining in regulation and left wing Colin Wilson got the tying goal 2:20 later - seconds after Nashville pulled goaltender Carter Hutton in favor of an extra attacker.
Rookie left wing Robby Fabbri's highlight-reel goal midway through the second period, his fourth in five games and ninth of the season, put the Blues ahead 2-1 and they increased the lead to 3-1 on defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk's goal 1:55 into the third period.
Right wing Dmitij Jaskin put the Blues in front with his second goal in 35 games this season at 9:38 of the first period. Jaskin knocked in a rebound of a shot by defenseman Jay Bouwmeester.
The Predators challenged the play, arguing that the Blues were offside, but the challenge was denied.
Jaskin also earned the second assist on Fabbri's goal, giving him his second two-point game of the season.
Defenseman Mattias Ekholm tied the game for the Predators with a shorthanded goal at 14:00 of the first period. Ekholm's shot off a faceoff beat goalie Jake Allen for his fourth goal of the season. It was the third shorthanded goal allowed by the Blues this season.
Hutton got the rare start for the Predators, playing the second half of back-to-back games. It was only the fifth game of the year for Hutton, the backup to goalie Pekka Rinne, and his second since Nov. 25. He allowed the three goals on the Blues first 15 shots.
NOTES: The Blues placed C Scott Gomez on waivers Tuesday. Gomez played in 21 games this season but the Blues expect C Patrik Berglund to be ready to play in the next few days. Berglund has been out since undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. ... C Kyle Brodziak returned to the Blues' lineup after missing five games because of a leg injury. ... Tuesday night's game began a stretch in which the Predators will play 11 out of 14 games on the road, including Thursday night at Dallas. ... C Cody Hodgson was a healthy scratch for the second game in as many nights for the Predators, the only two games he has missed this season.