Blues Score 4 In Third Period To Sink Panthers 4-3
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ST LOUIS (CBSMiami/AP) — After ending a crucial 8-game homestand with consecutive losses, the Florida Panthers began a stretch of 6 of 7 on the road in a very deflating way.
Brayden Schenn capped St. Louis' four-goal third period as the Blues beat the Panthers 4-3 on Tuesday night.
David Perron had two goals and an assist, and Ivan Barbashev also scored for St. Louis, which had lost three of four and eight of their last 11. Jake Allen made stopped 22 shots to improve to 2-4-0 in his career against Florida.
Evgenii Dadonov, MacKenzie Weegar and Mike Hoffman scored for the Panthers, who have lost four of five. Roberto Luongo had 29 saves.
Schenn's tiebreaking goal came off a rebound as he backhanded it past Luongo with 3:55 remaining.
Barbashev got the Blues on the scoreboard at 1:28 as he scored from the slot to tie the score 1-1. Perron put St. Louis ahead just 11 seconds later as Jaden Schwartz intercepted Mike Matheson's pass and sent it to Perron, who scored on a one-timer from the right circle.
Perron's second goal, also on an assist by Schwartz, came when the puck deflected in off Florida's Frank Vatrano at 11:12 to make it 3-1.
The Panthers tied it with two goals 1:28 apart. Just 34 seconds after Perron put the Blues up by two, Weegar got his first of the season from inside the right circle.
Hoffman tied it from in front with 6:46 remaining.
The Panthers went ahead 1-0 when Dadonov scored with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first period. It was Dadonov's fifth goal in his last seven games.
The Blues failed to score on two power-play chances in the first period. St. Louis went on a 4-minute power play just 29 seconds into the game and recorded just one shot on goal. Lafer in the period, St. Louis had another power play and had just one shot on goal.
St. Louis had a goal waved off at the 5:37 mark of the first. From outside the blue line, Robert Bartuzzo fired in a pass to go around the net. The puck hit referee Tim Peel, who was in the corner. The puck bounced toward the goal and slipped in past Luongo's skate. However, it was ruled no goal because it hit the official. Referee Furman South made the ruling according to Rule 78.5 under disallowed goals.
Peel left the ice. He returned at the beginning of the second period.
NOTES: Schwartz returned for the Blues after missing the last 11 games. He was out after getting hit in the hand and breaking a finger by a shot from teammate Vladimir Tarasenko on Nov. 16 at Las Vegas. ... St. Louis got its first win this season when trailing after two periods. St. Louis was 0-12-2 previously. ... The Blues called up G Jordan Binnington from San Antonio of the AHL. Backup Chad Johnson was claimed off waivers by Anaheim. Binnington is 8-4-0 this season in San Antonio and he has appeared in just one NHL game. ... Blues D Chris Butler played in his 400th career game on Tuesday. ... This was the first of two meetings between the Blues and Panthers this season. The Blues, which dropped both matchups last season, improved to 9-4-0 in the last 13 meetings with the Panthers. ... Florida lost for just the second time when leading after two periods. The Panthers are 7-2-3 coming in. ... Florida F Nick Bjugstad remained in South Florida to nurse an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day. ... This was the Panthers' first road game since Nov. 23 at Carolina. The Panthers are coming off an eight-game homestand. ... Panthers D Alexander Petrovic played after being a healthy scratch for the previous three games.
UP NEXT
Panthers: At Minnesota on Thursday night.
Blues: Host Colorado on Friday night.
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