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Ryan O'Reilly had three assists for the Blues,
who won their fourth consecutive game. Ville Husso made 28 saves
to earn the victory.
Dustin Brown and Jeff Carter scored for the Kings, who have lost
four straight games (0-2-2). Calvin Petersen made 19 saves in
defeat.
With Husso pulled for an extra attacker, Perron tied the game
with a wrist shot from the right dot late in the third period.
He has three goals and three assists in five games against the
Kings this season.
Hoffman won the game with a slap shot from the right circle with
Husso out of the net again and the Blues playing four-on-three
during a delayed penalty.
After the Kings took a penalty for too many men on the ice just
1:43 into the game, the Blues capitalized on the power play to
grab a quick 1-0 lead. Perron stepped in to beat Petersen with a
snap shot from atop the left circle.
The Kings outshot the Blues 12-6 in the first period but went
0-for-2 on the power-play while being held scoreless.
Then they outshot the Blues 8-5 in the second period and tied
the game 1-1 on Carter's goal with 3:19 left.
Andreas Athanasiou's deft lead pass sent Carter flying in from
the right wing. Carter drew Husso out of the net, then reached a
backhand shot around him.
Brown scored a power-play goal 37 seconds into the third period
to put the Kings up 2-1. He drove to the left post to take a
cross-ice pass through the crease from Anze Kopitar.
Blues defenseman Justin Faulk tied up Brown but inadvertently
kicked the puck into his own net. The result was Brown's fifth
goal in five games against the Blues this season.
The depleted Blues experienced still another injury when forward
Oskar Sundqvist exited the game late with a lower-body ailment
in the second period.
--Field Level Media
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