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Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev scored for
Vegas inside the final four minutes to tie the game and force
overtime, the latter with an extra attacker on the ice and 30
seconds left in regulation.
Schenn, Neighbours, Nathan Walker and Cam Fowler scored for the
Blues in regulation. Jordan Binnington made 28 saves.
St. Louis inched closer in the Western Conference playoff race
and is now tied with Vancouver, both with 50 points and one
point shy of Calgary for the second wild-card spot.
Tomas Hertl and Brett Howden each added a goal for the Golden
Knights and Shea Theodore had four assists. Adin Hill stopped 24
shots.
Vegas lost for the sixth time in seven games, but moved one
point ahead of Edmonton in the Pacific Division.
Takeaways
Blues: Since Dec. 23, the Blues have scored an NHL-best 51 goals
and average a league-high 3.92 goals per game.
Golden Knights: Hertl, who scored his ninth power-play goal of
the season, has 10 points (5 goals, 5 assists) the last six
games.
Key moment
With an extra attacker, the Golden Knights worked the puck
around the offensive zone to perfection, with Theodore finding
Dorofeyev, who fired the game-tying goal past Binnington to tie
the game at 4-all.
Key stat
Nine of the 15 games the Knights have hosted St. Louis have gone
to overtime, including three shootouts. The Golden Knights had
won six of the first eight that went past regulation before
Monday’s loss.
Up next
The teams meet again and conclude a home-and-home series in St.
Louis on Thursday.
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