Ryan O'Reilly scored with two seconds left in overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
Mike Hoffman scored twice for the Blues, tying it with 41.6 seconds left in regulation after the Blues pulled goalie Ville Husso.
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Ryan O'Reilly scored with two seconds left in overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
Nico Sturm and Matt Dumba scored for Minnesota.
Dumba scored on a one-timer off a cross ice pass from Ryan Suter to make it 2-1 with 1:48 left in the second period.
Minnesota left wing Kevin Fiala was held out of the lineup with an upper-body injury, He went off the ice during the pregame warmups. He's second on the team with 14 goals.
St. Louis Blues' Ville Husso (35) blocks a shot from the Minnesota Wild during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP PhotoJoe Puetz)
St. Louis Blues' Ryan O'Reilly (90) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the winning goal against the Minnesota Wild during overtime of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP PhotoJoe Puetz)
O’Reilly skated around the net and stuffed a shot past Cam Talbot.
St. Louis Blues' Mike Hoffman (68) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the tying goal against the Minnesota Wild during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP PhotoJoe Puetz)
Nico Sturm and Matt Dumba scored for Minnesota.
The Blues have won three in a row — beating Minnesota 9-1 on Friday night — to move a point ahead of fourth-place Arizona for the last playoff spot in the West Division. The teams will meet for the third time in four nights on Monday in Minnesota.
Husso stopped 28 shots, and Tabot made 27 saves.
St. Louis Blues' Torey Krug (47) and Minnesota Wild's Joseph Cramarossa (56) battle for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP PhotoJoe Puetz)
Dumba scored on a one-timer off a cross ice pass from Ryan Suter to make it 2-1 with 1:48 left in the second period.
Sturm, who was recalled from the taxi squad prior to the contest, scored on a wrist shot from the faceoff dot late in the first period for a 1-0 lead.
Hoffman, who has 11 goals, had been a healthy scratch in three of the last six games and had been a subject of trade rumors.
Minnesota Wild's Kirill Kaprizov (97) pressures St. Louis Blues' Torey Krug (47) during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP PhotoJoe Puetz)
Minnesota left wing Kevin Fiala was held out of the lineup with an upper-body injury, He went off the ice during the pregame warmups. He's second on the team with 14 goals.
INJURY UPDATE
St. Louis C Robert Thomas is out for at least two weeks with an upper body injury after taking a hit from Minnesota D Carson Soucy late in Friday’s contest. Mike Hoffman, a healthy scratch the previous two games, will replace Thomas.
St. Louis Blues' Justin Faulk (72) attempts to block a pass from Minnesota Wild's Cam Talbot (33) during overtime of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP PhotoJoe Puetz)
St. Louis Blues' Ville Husso (35) blocks a shot from the Minnesota Wild during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP PhotoJoe Puetz)
St. Louis Blues' Ryan O'Reilly (90) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the winning goal against the Minnesota Wild during overtime of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP PhotoJoe Puetz)