SUNRISE, Fla. _ The Blues pulled off a big comeback win over Florida, scoring three goals in the third period to overcome a 2-0 deficit and beat the Panthers, 3-2, on Tuesday.
The win, the Blues' third in a row, moved the Blues one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. It was the first time this season they won after being down by two goals and it's the first time this season the Blues are two games above .500.
Vince Dunn scored the game-winning goal with 3:53 to go on a shot from outside. The Blues got a goal from Colton Parayko to get on the board 3:05 into the third and then tied the game on a goal by Ryan O'Reilly with 8:51 to go.
The Blues had fallen behind 2-0 30 seconds into the third when Aleksander Barkov scored for Florida. The Blues had created plenty of chances before and after the goal after a sluggish first period and finally were rewarded when Parayko tracked down a rebound of his own shot, went behind the goal and scored on a wraparound.
With the lead down to one, the Blues amped up the pressure and tied the game. Brayden Schenn took a shot and the puck fell in front of the goal, with Vladimir Tarasenko and Keith Yandle on the ice fighting for it. O'Reilly pulled the puck out of the mess and shot between goalie James Reimer's legs for the goal. Florida challenged for goalie interference but the goal stood, giving O'Reilly points in eight straight games.
Then Dunn got the game-winner. Florida was casual getting the puck out of its zone and Dunn jumped on a loose puck and, with Pat Maroon saving the play by getting out of the zone just before Dunn went in, he skated into the slot and scored.
After that, the Blues had to hang on, with Florida pulling its goalie with 2:02 to go. Florida had a shot go off the post _ the third time in the game Florida hit a post _ and the Blues held on.
Jordan Binnington got the win, stopping 22 of 24 shots.
It was a sluggish start for the Blues, but in the final 40 minutes, the Blues outshot the Panthers 29-13.
