Phoenix 4, St. Louis 3
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, January 10, 2011
Where: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Tom Kowal, Don Van Massenhoven
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey, Dan Schachte
Attendance:
19150
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Taylor Pyatt scored the game-winning goal with 3:12 remaining in the third period and Jason LaBarbera made 31 saves to lead the visiting Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Monday.
Lee Stempniak, Kyle Turris and Lauri Korpikoski also scored for the Coyotes, who are 3-0-1 in their last four.
The Blues scored a pair of goals 20 seconds apart early in the third period to erase a 2-1 deficit. Matt D’Agostini tallied his 10th of the year at the 3:01 mark and Brad Winchester gave St. Louis a 3-2 lead by burying a rebound from the top of the crease.
Turris tied the game with a wrist shot that beat Jaroslav Halak to the glove side midway through the period before Pyatt jammed in a wraparound for the deciding marker.
David Backes opened the scoring with a snap shot from the slot that beat LaBarbera for his 12th goal of the season at 18:53 of the first period.
Korpikoski tied the game 1-1 with his 10th of the year at 6:39 of the second period before Stempniak buried a backhand deke on a breakaway less than three minutes later.
Halak made 29 saves in a losing effort.
Top Game Performances
Phoenix |
|
St. Louis |
Lauri Korpikoski 2 |
Points |
Matt D'Agostini 2 |
Lauri Korpikoski 1 |
Goals |
Matt D'Agostini 1 |
Lauri Korpikoski 1 |
Assists |
Matt D'Agostini 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jason LaBarbera .917 |
Save Percentage |
Jaroslav Halak .879 |
Jason LaBarbera 33 |
Saves |
Jaroslav Halak 29 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Phoenix
|
33 |
4 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
11 |
28 |
St. Louis
|
36 |
3 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
11 |
33 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Blues have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .250 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .368 after a win and .545 after a loss.