Friday 4 November 2016

NHL - Detroit Red Wings @ St Louis Blues 2-1 SO - Thursday, October 27, 2016



Detroit Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek finally got the upper hand on Jake Allen when Henrik Zetterberg scored in the eighth round of the shootout for a 2-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center. Mrazek and Allen traded clutch saves through overtime, but in the end it was Mrazek's 31-save performance that helped Detroit (6-2-0) to its sixth victory in a row.
Zetterberg, who was 13-for-58 in the shootout in his NHL career, beat Allen through the five-hole for the deciding goal. It was Detroit's fifth straight win in St. Louis, the past three coming either in overtime or a shootout.
The Red Wings, who got a shorthanded goal from Frans Nielsen at 13:54 of the second period to tie it 1-1, had not won six in a row since Jan. 13-27, 2015.
Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist scored in the second round of the shootout after Blues forward Alexander Steen scored on the first shot. The next 11 shots were either saved or missed the net.
St. Louis (4-2-2) has lost two in a row and four of five (1-2-2), scoring one goal in each of the losses. Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, whose shot beat Mrazek off Nielsen's skate at 2:31 of the second period to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead, has scored the past two Blues goals.
Each team had tremendous chances in overtime, but Allen and Mrazek were up to the challenge. Allen made 26 saves, including 23 after the first period.
The Blues were dominating the game, holding a 20-7 lead in shots, when Nielsen scored on Detroit's eighth shot to tie it. After he skated past Shattenkirk along the right side, Nielsen's shot hit the left pad of Allen, who had come off the left post, and the puck caromed high into the net.
* Mrazek made sure Vladimir Tarasenko didn't score his fifth goal with a strong right-blocker save on the doorstep at 9:30 of the first after a pass from Jaden Schwartz.
* Allen gave the Blues a chance when he was able to rob Tomas Tatar with 22 seconds remaining in overtime. Tatar spun around after coming to a stop at the top of the crease on a partial breakaway with St. Louis forward Robby Fabbri hooking him, but Allen got the pad up.
* Red Wings right wing Thomas Vanek was a late scratch with a mid-body injury and is day to day. … Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo left with an undisclosed injury early in the third period. ... Red Wings right wing Steve Ott played his 800th NHL game.

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