In Columbus, Zach Werenski struck for the game-winner late in overtime to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win over the St Louis Blues on Friday.
“We got some shots, got some chances, and I was happy to score one there,” Werenski said.
Joonas Korpisalo made 25 saves in the win.
“Guys were leaping in front of the puck,” Korpisalo said. “It’s great to see them put their bodies on the puck.”
Brayden Schenn and Mackenzie MacEachern scored for the Blues who dropped to 12-3-5.
“We’ve got to do a better job of not letting the game go to overtime,” Schenn said. “We’ve had the lead in multiple games here. Whether we’re sitting back or not taking care of the puck or just too relaxed going into the third period, it’s biting us right now, and we have to clean that up.”
Vladislav Gavrikov and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the Jackets in regulation.
“I hope, because we find a way to win a game, that they can just feel good about it,” Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella said. “I want them to feel good and not so tentative. … Probably 50 percent of your wins in this league are ugly wins. We needed a win. Another close game.”
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Jake Allen made 36 saves in the loss.
“We need to step on the throat a little bit more, if you want to use that term, and find ways to slow the teams down,” Allen said. “It’s not necessarily scoring goals but killing the momentum down to our pace and dictating what we want to do on the ice.”
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