The St. Louis Blues defeated the Dallas Stars 4-3 on Saturday night thanks to a goal from Colton Parayko in overtime, which lasted 37 seconds.
A loose puck was pushed in by Parayko at the side of the net. He passed the puck above Scott Wedgewood, who was lying on the rink subsequent to blocking Jordan Kyrou’s shot.
“I simply noticed it there,” stated Parayko. “The goalie was down at the time. After observing that Kyrou was still down, I simply attempted to get it over his back despite his excellent effort. “The game passed quickly, but I believe it was a good victory for our group.”
Kyrou contributed one goal and two assists, while Hayes, Brandon Saad, and Hayes all contributed one goal and one assist. After a four-game slide, the Blues earned their second consecutive victory. With 20 saves, Jordan Binnington improved to 10-9-1.
It was the second consecutive victory for interim coach Drew Bannister, who assumed the benching duties on Tuesday night following the dismissal of Craig Berube.
For Dallas, Mason Marchment, Ty Dellandrea, and Evgenii Dadonov all recorded goals. Scott Wedgewood made 30 saves on attempts.
“Teams below you are still formidable opponents,” said Tyler Seguin of the Stars. “After receiving a new coach, these guys put on an outstanding performance in their hockey game.” This league is brutal. We’ll run after securing the point.”
Dadonov tied it 3-3 with 6:51 remaining in the third period as he tipped in a shot by Miro Heiskanen.
Dadonov stated, “When you’re down a goal, you must work diligently.” “Efforts are made to generate scoring adjustments from virtually anything. We continue to work diligently. “Such is the nature of the game.”
Marchment opened the scoring as he tapped in the puck from just outside the crease 4:58 into the game.
Dellandrea lifted the puck up on a wrist shot over a prone Binnington at 6:47 to make it 2-0. The Blues challenged the call for interference, but Dellandrea’s first this season stood after the review as officials determined Sam Steel was pushed into Binnington.
“Gratifyingly, I obtained one,” Dellandrea remarked. “I just want to help the team and contribute to the team. It was nice. “The anticipation was slightly detrimental, but in the end, everything worked out in the end.”
A rare power-play goal got the Blues on the scoreboard. Ranked last in the NHL on the power play at 8.1%, the Blues snapped a 0-for-20 streak with 7:07 left in the opening period. Saad scored on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle against the Dallas penalty-kill – which ranks fourth in the league.
“The power play, it’s a big goal,” Bannister said. “I know it made it a 2-1 game, but in a broader spectrum, it’s a big goal for that group.”
When it was announced Kyrou had the primary assist on the power-play goal, the crowd erupted in applause. Kyrou was booed Thursday after he made an awkward comment about the fired Berube.
Kyrou scored on a breakaway at 1:36 of the second period to tie the score, drawing rousing cheers from the crowd. Robert Thomas started the play. Torey Krug fed Kyrou near the center line and he raced in and buried a wrist shot.
“That’s just a helluva play by Thomas. He made that whole play happen,” Kyrou said. “He back-checked, stripped the puck and gave it to Krug and he gave a nice pass to me. I was just doing an instinct shot. It worked.”
Hayes scored the go-ahead with 3:14 remaining in the middle period when he knocked in a loose puck.
“They pushed and we didn’t respond in the right way,” Dallas coach Petet DeBoer said. “We didn’t play well enough and they played really well. When a team gets in a hole like that, you know they’re going to respond as the home team. We’re fortunate to get out of here with a point.”
