ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Duchene scored his second goal of the game 2:01 into overtime, giving the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.
Duchene's wrist shot beat goalie Jordan Binnington on the short side. It was the only shot Nashville had in overtime.
Yakov Trenin and St. Louis native Luke Kunin also scored for the Predators.
Jordan Kyrou scored twice for the Blues, and Vladimir Tarasenko also had a goal.
Tarasenko tied it 3-all when he scored at 8:13 of the third period. Tarasenko made a power move and slipped the puck by goalie David Rittich through a tiny hole at the side with two Predators hanging all over him. Tarasenko has 12 points over his last 11 games and 31 in 34 career games against Nashville.
Rittich played his first game with Nashville after signing as a free agent last summer.
Trenin gave the Predators a 3-2 lead at 4:01 of the third with a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle.
Nashville scored twice in the second to counter St. Louis’ two-goal first.
Just 17 seconds into the period, Duchene snapped in a wrist shot from the top of the slot. He had 11 points (six goals, five assists) in his past nine games.
Kunin, who had an assist on Duchene’s first goal, scored his second this season on a backhand at 7:43.
Kyrou took a pass from Tyler Bozak and beat Rittich on a wrist shot at 12:23. Kyrou's second goal came on a power play. Colton Parayko passed to Kyrou, who was alone in the right faceoff circle. He snapped in a wrist shot at 16:47.
Kyrou leads the Blues with 14 points, scoring five goals and adding nine assists. It was the fourth two-goal game for Kyrou. He’s never had a hat trick in the NHL.
This was the first meeting between the Central Division rivals since February 2020.
ROSTER MOVES
St. Louis assigned rookie Jake Neighbours to the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL, his junior club. Ineligible for the AHL, the young forward will spend the rest of the season with the Oil Kings but will not burn the first year of his entry-level contract. The 19-year-old Neighbours ended up playing in nine games for the Blues, the maximum he was allowed before his entry-level deal would have kicked in. To take his place, the team recalled Dakota Joshua from the AHL.
COVID-19 PROTOCOL
Blues G Ville Husso, D Torey Krug and LW Kyle Clifford all remain day-to-day due to COVID-19 health protocols.
INJURIES
Blues C Brayden Schenn (upper body) remains day-to-day. ... Predators D Mark Borowiecki returned after missing four games with an upper-body injury.
ICE CHIPS
Nashville D Mattias Ekholm played in his 600th NHL game.
UP NEXT
Nashville: The Predators host Arizona on Saturday night.
St. Louis: The Blues play at Carolina on Saturday night.
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