In St Louis Thursday, Jaden Schwartz delivered a goal in extra time to lift the Blues to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
“I think one guy drove wide and threw it out front,” Schwartz said. “It was kind of a little bit of a scramble in front. The puck just kind of bounced and it was kind of a race from there. Lecavalier was chasing me and I just tried getting the puck on net. I think it bounced, hit the post and went off Quick’s [skate] and in. That’s probably the longest breakaway I’ll ever have. I think I started at our goal line.” 
Brian Elliott was sensational in the game and made a game-saving save just ahead of Schwartz’s winner.
“We were not even shocked because he’s been making those all year, but that was a huge save,” Schwartz said. “If it wasn’t for him throughout the whole game, we wouldn’t have been there. He made some big saves from start to finish and then obviously the one in OT was a game-saver.”
Elliot stopped Milan Lucic seconds before the winner.
“I don’t know; I’ve got to watch it afterwards,” Elliott said. “[Shattenkirk] goes down on kind of a backwards toe-pick there and all you’re trying to do is just play the 2-on-1 honest. I just tried to get over, didn’t really know who’s out there. Kind of let the body do the work and it ended up in the glove.”
Robby Fabbri scored in regulation for the Blues.
“I think it was a highly competitive 60 minutes,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. “Both teams poured so much into the game … There wasn’t much room out there. It was difficult getting anywhere. And yet it’s a 2-1 hockey game and probably between the two teams, there’s 35-40 scoring chances, which is incredible. Yet there’s only three goals. Both goalies were outstanding.”
The Kings have stumbled on their road trip, going 2-3-1 and end their roadie with a visit to Nashville this weekend.
“I’m not smiling because the other team scored,” coach Darryl Sutter said. “I’d like to win 2-1 and make the playoffs, just like same as St Louis. Both teams played playoff hockey.”
Tyler Toffoli scored the lone Kings goal in regulation.
“Obviously it’s good [to score], but it’s not enough at the end of the day,” Toffoli said. “We’re at a point in the season where we need every point, and we need two points and we didn’t get it tonight.”
The Kings are now feeling heat from the Anaheim Ducks who defeated the Canucks Thursday to move within two points of first place in the Pacific Division.
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