RECAP: Red Wings show 'impressive effort' in 3-2 shootout win over Blues

ST. LOUIS -- The Detroit Red Wings received the standard two points for defeating the St. Louis Blues, 3-2, in a shootout on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center, but goalie Magnus Hellberg believes this resilient victory meant so much more.

"You felt from the team that we were tired of losing," said Hellberg, who made 20 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping all four shots he faced in the shootout. "As I said, a tough stretch. But I think we needed this as a group. I think this is great momentum to build off."
The Red Wings and Blues went into the first intermission tied at two goals apiece. Alex Chiasson got things started for Detroit with a power-play goal at 7:49 before Filip Zadina lit the lamp with 2:13 remaining in the opening frame.
That score would stand through regulation and overtime, ultimately seeing the clubs battle in a shootout. Lucas Raymond scored the shootout winner in the fourth round, helping the Red Wings (31-30-9; 71 points) snap a three-game losing streak and guarantee at least a split in the current home-and-home set against St. Louis (31-33-6; 68 points).
"One hundred percent got what we deserved," Detroit head coach Derek Lalonde said. "Really appreciated the effort from the guys on a back-to-back with travel…Probably felt like we could have won this in regulation, but we hung in there on our heels a little bit in overtime and found a way in the shootout."
Aside from the end result, Tuesday's game was "extremely special" for David Perron. The 34-year-old forward, who was playing his first game in St. Louis since signing a two-year free-agent deal with the Red Wings this past summer, received a standing ovation during a video tribute shared by the Blues in the first period.
"It was just a surreal moment," said Perron, who played 11 seasons with St. Louis as part of three separate stints with the organization. "I never thought I would get to this point, but these fans are unbelievable. It means a lot. Honestly, I had to stay composed for a bit there. Barely did it."
Jake Walman and Ville Husso, both former members of the Blues, were honored prior to Perron's video.
Gustav Lindstrom recorded an assist against St. Louis after missing the past two games due to an undisclosed injury, while Olli Maatta played in his 600th career NHL game.
NEXT UP: The Red Wings will host the Blues on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena.

SCORING SUMMARY

St. Louis 1, Detroit 0 (2:21, 1st period)
Robert Bortuzzo scored the game-opening goal on a backhand off his own rebound in front of Detroit's crease.
Detroit 1, St. Louis 1 (7:49, 1st period)
Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin got the puck in the high slot and fed Perron just above the goal line. Perron made a quick cross-crease pass to Chiason, who one-timed it into the back of the cage to even the score. Chiasson became the second player in franchise history to score his first four goals with Detroit on the power play, joining Viacheslav Fetisov who accomplished the feat during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.

St. Louis 2, Detroit 1 (10:03, 1st period)
Marco Scandella buried a wrister from the blue line to put St. Louis back on top.
Detroit 2, St. Louis 2 (17:47, 1st period)
Zadina, assisted by Dominik Kubalik and Lindstrom, got the puck inside the left face-off circle and sent a shot into the back of the net for his third goal of the season.

Shootout
Raymond, who scored the lone goal in the shootout, improved to 3-for-8 in tiebreakers in his NHL career. With the win, Detroit moved to 6-3-0 against St. Louis dating back to Feb. 7, 2013.

QUOTABLE

Lalonde on Detroit's effort in the first half of a home-and-home set
"I thought we got back to playing the right way. Again, a back-to-back with travel and to hold them under 20 shots in regulation was a pretty impressive effort from our guys."
Perron on Tuesday's game as a whole
"It wasn't a great performance. But a lot of these performances that we've been good enough to win, we haven't found a way to win recently."
Hellberg on the turnaround after the first 20 minutes
"After the first period, I thought we came out great in the second. We didn't give them a lot. I'm really happy with how the team and I bounced back after the first, for sure. We played some really good hockey after the first period. A great bounce back after the game yesterday. I'm happy how we played today."
Hellberg on his mentality during the shootout
"I know I'm a big boy. I try to have good patience, use my size and not go out too far, but still have good gap when they come. I know that if I keep my position, they can't really go around me because I have long legs. Today, it worked. Obviously, Raymond's great goal there to finish the job."