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The Canucks rallied from a 3-1 deficit to force
overtime and the shootout. Josh Leivo scored the only shootout
goal, in the sixth round.
Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller and Micheal Ferland scored in regulation
play for the Canucks, who won their fourth consecutive game.
Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangelo and Robby Fabbri scored for
the Blues, who have earned points in six of their seven games
this season. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington stopped 29 of 32
shots.
Forward Robert Thomas returned to the Blues lineup after missing
five games with an upper-body injury. But rather than using him
in his usual third-line slot, Blues coach Craig Berube inserted
him on the fourth line and left Alexander Steen and Fabbri
flanking center Tyler Bozak.
Fabbri banged home a rebound at the right post with 5:35 left in
the first period to put the Blues up 1-0. That was his first
regular-season goal since Nov. 23.
Ferland tied the score 1-1 just over two minutes into the second
period. Binnington robbed him at the left post with a terrific
sliding save, but Ferland scored later in the offensive sequence
with a rebound conversion.
Just 43 seconds later, Pietrangelo scored on a three-on-two with
a one-time blast off the left wing. And less than a minute after
that, Tarasenko increased the lead to 3-1 by following up a
Jaden Schwartz shot off the rush.
But the Canucks cut the lead to 3-2 after killing off a
five-on-three Blues power play. Miller scored from the slot at
13:22 after teammate Tyler Motte rang a shot off the post off
the rush.
That was Miller's fourth goal in the last three games.
The Canucks tied the score 3-3 with 7:55 left in the third
period. During a wild goalmouth scramble at the end of
five-on-three power play, Horvat backhanded the puck over the
top of defenseman Colton Parayko -- who was sprawled along the
goal line behind Binnington.
--Field Level Media
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