The Note defeated the Wild for the first time this season Saturday night, 3-2. It was also their first shootout victory on the season, moving their record in the "Shoot-em-ups" to 1-5. They were the last Western Conference team to have a shootout victory.The Blues moved to first in the division with the win, but relinquished it today with a Chicago win. The Central Division is going to be a dogfight this year; glad the Blues will take part.
David Perron and Alex Pietrangelo scored just 2:35 apart in the second to erase a 1-0 deficit. Pietrangelo continues his fine play and was a beast all night long. It was as if he never left the ice, and made world-class moves while there.
Jaro Halak had another fine outing in net, including stopping all three Wild attempts in the shootout. That allowed for Kevin Shattenkirk's lone Blues' goal to seal the game. It was only their second shootout goal of the season, but enough for their first victory.
"I think this is a big weight off of everybody's shoulders, Coach Hitchcock said. "That's as much joy as I've seen on the bench in a long time."
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