Jets score 17 seconds into OT to defeat Blues

ST. LOUIS -- Bryan Little scored 17 seconds into overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 win against the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center on Saturday.
Little centered a line with Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers because their regular center, Mark Scheifele, was scratched with a lower-body injury. Little's goal came from a sharp angle after getting a cross-crease feed from Laine.

"I knew I was going to have to talk to both of those guys (Laine and Ehlers) lots, and we communicated well, and I thought when we did have the puck] we were creating a lot of chances and we took advantage of that," Little said. "All I had to do was put it in the empty net there."
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Laine said, "I don't know where the two Blues guys were. That was a good find from [Dustin Byfuglien] and that was a 2-on-1. I saw Little going backdoor and I just wanted to pass it to him and it was an awesome finish."
Laine and Little each had a goal and an assist, and Chris Thorburn scored for the Jets (12-13-2), who had been outscored 23-8 losing their past six road games. Michael Hutchinson made 20 saves.

Alexander Steen and Dmitrij Jaskin scored for the Blues (14-7-4), who earned a point for the 12th straight home game (9-0-3) but had a six-game home winning streak end. Carter Hutton made 20 saves.
The Blues failed to score at least three goals for a 10th straight game.
"I don't know if we thought the opponent was something different than what they were," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We certainly didn't want to play the way we have or the way we're supposed to. We played slow, east-west, not skating.
"I think we looked like a distracted team again. We looked like a team that's won a lot of hockey games and wanted things to be a little bit easier, and you get that sometimes. ... I think we were fortunate to get a point, so we'll take the point and move on."
The Jets took a 1-0 lead on Thorburn's shorthanded goal at 12:27 of the first period, which came off a 3-on-1 after Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko whiffed on a wrist shot from the right circle.

The Blues scored twice in the second period to take a 2-1 lead. Steen's 200th NHL goal was at 5:16, and Jaskin's first of the season came 2:10 later.
Laine tied the game 2-2 at 9:18 of the second, and his 16th goal tied Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby for the NHL lead.

Goal of the game

Laine's goal was building from three-quarters of the ice. He perfected a give-and-go with Little, who split Blues defensemen Kevin Shattenkirk and Carl Gunnarsson before beating Hutton between the pads.

Save of the game

Hutton stopped a rebound attempt by Alexander Burmistrov with 11:54 remaining in the first period, after a left-pad save on Ben Chiarot. Hutton's quick reflex prevented Burmistrov from knocking in the rebound.

Highlight of the game

When Jaskin got the puck a second time in the Jets zone, he had it on his stick for eight seconds and capped it with a spin and a slap shot to put the Blues ahead.

Unsung moment of the game

The Jets penalty kill was on its toes and ready to move quickly up ice after Tarasenko whiffed. Blake Wheeler's saucer pass was placed perfectly in stride for Thorburn to score.

They said it

"We played so hard with Mark coming out today and Blake going in the middle, but we got effort and zone time, and the penalty kill was outstanding. For the most part, there is not much I can complain about in that game." -- Jets coach Paul Maurice
"We dug our heels in, did what we had to do, the penalty kill was strong (4-for-4). That was the recipe tonight." -- Jets captain Blake Wheeler
"It's been a while. I would be happier if we won, but it's still nice." -- Blues left wing Dmitrij Jaskin on his first regular-season goal in 35 games
"I didn't think we were going to get beat backdoor. It looked like a 1-on-1 to me. ... Obviously it's frustrating. If I know he's going to get beat, it's just one of those things." -- Blues goalie Carter Hutton on the game-winning goal

Need to know

Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo left the game in the second period with a lower-body injury. Hitchcock said he's day to day. … Scheifele reportedly was injured Thursday in the second period of a 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

What's next

Jets: At the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; SN, CSN-CH, NHL.TV)
Blues: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, RDS, SNE, NHL.TV)