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NHL roundup: Dunn, Blues top Leafs in OT

[January 17, 2018] Vince Dunn netted the overtime winner after the Blues scored in the final minute to tie the game, and St. Louis escaped with a 2-1 victory over the host Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.

Carter Hutton made 30 saves for the Blues, the biggest coming just before the winning goal when he denied William Nylander on a breakaway.

Soon after, Dunn zipped away from his own zone with the puck to create a two-on-one rush. He elected to shoot instead of passing and cleanly beat Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen on the blocker side at 1:43 for his fourth goal of the season.

The win snaps a three-game losing streak for St. Louis, which tied the game on an Alexander Steen goal with 57 seconds left in regulation. Toronto's Connor Brown scored a short-handed goal midway through the third period.

Predators 1, Golden Knights 0

Juuse Saros made 43 saves for his third shutout in only 12 starts this season as Nashville blanked visiting Vegas.

With its entire first line out of action by game's end, Nashville avenged two earlier losses to its expansion opponent and moved within a point of idle Winnipeg for first place in the Central Division.

Kevin Fiala provided the only goal at 8:00 of the third period with his first tally since Dec. 21 against Carolina.

Sharks 3, Coyotes 2 (SO)

Goalie Aaron Dell was perfect in his first NHL shootout, and Joe Pavelski scored the lone showdown goal to earn San Jose a 3-2 victory over Arizona in Glendale, Ariz.

The Sharks blew a two-goal lead, but Dell's performance against Arizona shooters Clayton Keller, Brendan Perlini and Derek Stepan made Pavelski's marker the winner. Dell also made 30 saves through regulation and overtime.

San Jose is riding a three-game winning streak, and two of those victories came in extra time against the last-place Coyotes. The Sharks' first goal Tuesday came from Joe Thornton, the 395th of his career, tying him with Pierre Larouche, Cam Neely and Markus Naslund for 98th on the NHL's all-time list. Thornton is 17th on the all-time points list with 1,423.

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Devils 4, Islanders 1

Damon Severson scored twice in a span of 1:26 in the second period as New Jersey ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win at New York.

Kyle Palmieri and Taylor Hall also scored for the Devils, who netted the final four goals to earn their first win since Dec. 27. New Jersey went 0-3-3 during its skid.

New Jersey goalie Keith Kinkaid, who drew the start when Cory Schneider was scratched due to illness, recorded 25 saves.

Stars 4, Red Wings 2

Jason Spezza scored two power-play goals and Dallas won for the eighth time in 11 games by downing host Detroit.

Radek Faksa and Martin Hanzal also scored for the Stars, while John Klingberg and Alexander Radulov contributed two assists apiece. Ben Bishop stopped 13 shots in the victory.

Andreas Athanasiou had a goal for Detroit and assisted on Trevor Daley's goal.

Rangers 5, Flyers 1

Rick Nash scored two goals and New York had little trouble dispatching visiting Philadelphia.

J.T. Miller, Paul Carey and Michael Grabner also scored for the Rangers, who had struggled mightily in their previous two home games, a 5-2 loss to Chicago on Jan. 3 and a 7-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday.

The Rangers are 4-5-2 over their last 11 games.

--Field Level Media

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