St. Louis 4, Columbus 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees:
Dan O'Halloran, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen:
Pierre Champoux, Tim Nowak
Attendance:
11508
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Chris Stewart scored his second goal 54 seconds into overtime and the St. Louis Blues rallied for a 4-3 victory over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.
Ian Cole scored his first career goal and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo also tallied as the Blues came back from a 3-0 deficit to complete a sweep of the home-and-home series.
Jakub Voracek, R.J. Umberger and Derek MacKenzie scored for the Blue Jackets, who tumbled to their sixth straight loss.
Jaroslav Halak survived a shaky second period in his return from an 11-game absence, making 19 saves for the victory.
Columbus, which blew a 3-1 lead in Monday's shootout loss at St. Louis, scored three goals in the first 8:07 of the second period to jump in front 3-0.
Pietrangelo started the comeback just under five minutes later, intercepting a pass and rifling a shot past Mathieu Garon. Cole and Stewart scored in the first 6 1/2 minutes of the third to pull the Blues even at 3-3.
Top Game Performances
| St. Louis |
|
Columbus |
|
Chris Stewart 2 |
Points |
Derek MacKenzie 1 |
|
Chris Stewart 2 |
Goals |
Derek MacKenzie 1 |
|
Ian Cole 1 |
Assists |
Jared Boll 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
R.J. Umberger 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jaroslav Halak .864 |
Save Percentage |
Mathieu Garon .846 |
|
Jaroslav Halak 19 |
Saves |
Mathieu Garon 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| St. Louis
|
26 |
4 |
0-2 |
3-4 |
8 |
18 |
| Columbus
|
22 |
3 |
1-4 |
2-2 |
4 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Columbus will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .516 after a win and .441 after a loss.
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Blues have a W/L % of .586 after a win and .324 after a loss.
