Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

NHL: Thrashers top Blues

Defensemen Tobias Enstrom and Ron Hainsey forced overtime with third-period goals, and Rich Peverley and Slava Kozlov scored in a shootout to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 victory over St. Louis on Sunday.

Marty Reasoner set up both third-period goals to help Atlanta (7-6-1) snap a four-game home losing streak and two-game slide overall.

St. Louis earned a point for the third straight game but is winless in five.

First Period--None. Penalties--Perron, StL (hooking), 4:22; Crombeen, StL (slashing), 8:33; Schubert, Atl (interference), 15:31; Bogosian, Atl (holding), 19:43.

Second Period--1, St. Louis, McDonald 5 (Perron, Johnson), 6:55. Penalties--Kubina, Atl (interference), :40; Eller, StL (hooking), 9:10; Oshie, StL (goaltender interference), 12:47; Winchester, StL (holding), 17:00.

Third Period--2, St. Louis, Perron 4 (Brewer, Pietrangelo), 7:08 (pp). 3, Atlanta, Enstrom 2 (C.Armstrong, Reasoner), 12:59. 4, Atlanta, Hainsey 2 (Reasoner), 16:29. Penalties--Kubina, Atl (tripping), 5:44; Johnson, StL (cross-checking), 14:03.

Overtime--None. Shootout--St. Louis 0 (McDonald NG, Boyes NG), Atlanta 2 (Peverley G, Kozlov G).

Shots on Goal--St. Louis 7-8-13-4--32. Atlanta 8-9-20-3--40. Power-play opportunities--St. Louis 1 of 4; Atlanta 0 of 6.