CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — David Perron is making a habit of scoring game-winning goals.
Perron scored a power-play goal 2:46 into overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues to their seventh straight win, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
After TJ Brodie was sent off for holding in the extra period, the Blues took advantage with Perron’s eighth of the season — and fifth that proved to be the deciding goal — on a one-timer off a pass from Ryan O’Reilly.
“I haven’t been out on 4-on-3′s that much in my career so you kind of have to get a feel for it the first few seconds,” Perron said. “The guys did a good job. O’Reilly put it right in my wheelhouse there and I was able to put it home.”
Ryan O’Reilly and Ivan Barbashev also scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binnington stopped 27 shots to help the defending Stanley Cup champions complete a perfect four-game trip and with their fifth straight away from home.
It was also the Blues’ fifth overtime win this season — each coming during their current streak.
“We’re just finding a way to get it done,” O’Reilly said. “We’re confident going into these situations. We’re not flustered even though we wanted to hold them off the right way. We’re confident. (Binnington) back there was playing unbelievable, poised. We’re just confident.”
O’Reilly has four goals and seven assists during the winning streak, and Perron has three goals and seven assists to give the Blues the second-best record in the NHL second at 12-3-3. They are just two points behind the Washington Capitals.
“They’ve got a lot of guys, who can get a lot of looks,” Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic said. “I felt like we didn’t give them much, but obviously, they know how to put it in.”
Matthew Tkachuk and Hamonic scored in a 5:05 stretch late in the third period to tie the score for Calgary after St. Louis led 2-0. David Rittich finished with 25 saves.
Tkachuk pulled the Sharks within one with 9:01 left in regulation as he scored his 10th off a centering pass from Andrew Mangiapane.
“Probably the best team we played this year, just the way they’re able to grind you and wear you down and play in the offensive zone and play the right way, finish their hits,” Tkachuk said. “They’re a playoff team. They showed it last year and they’re right in form this year.”
With the teams playing 4-on-4 due to coincidental minor penalties, Hamonic tied it with 3:56 remaining as he shoveled a backhander past Binnington.
Ryan O’Reilly and Ivan Barbashev also scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binnington stopped 27 shots to help the defending Stanley Cup champions complete a perfect four-game trip and with their fifth straight away from home.
It was also the Blues’ fifth overtime win this season — each coming during their current streak.
“We’re just finding a way to get it done,” O’Reilly said. “We’re confident going into these situations. We’re not flustered even though we wanted to hold them off the right way. We’re confident. (Binnington) back there was playing unbelievable, poised. We’re just confident.”
O’Reilly has four goals and seven assists during the winning streak, and Perron has three goals and seven assists to give the Blues the second-best record in the NHL second at 12-3-3. They are just two points behind the Washington Capitals.
“They’ve got a lot of guys, who can get a lot of looks,” Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic said. “I felt like we didn’t give them much, but obviously, they know how to put it in.”
Matthew Tkachuk and Hamonic scored in a 5:05 stretch late in the third period to tie the score for Calgary after St. Louis led 2-0. David Rittich finished with 25 saves.
Tkachuk pulled the Sharks within one with 9:01 left in regulation as he scored his 10th off a centering pass from Andrew Mangiapane.
“Probably the best team we played this year, just the way they’re able to grind you and wear you down and play in the offensive zone and play the right way, finish their hits,” Tkachuk said. “They’re a playoff team. They showed it last year and they’re right in form this year.”
With the teams playing 4-on-4 due to coincidental minor penalties, Hamonic tied it with 3:56 remaining as he shoveled a backhander past Binnington.
