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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sport
Jim Thomas

O'Reilly beats the clock in OT to make it three in a row for Blues

ST. LOUIS — After winning successive home games for the first time this season, the Blues went for three in a row at Enterprise Center and a weekend sweep of the Minnesota Wild in their pursuit of a playoff berth in the West Division.

Mission accomplished. The Blues improved to 7-9-4 at home this season, which isn’t great but is considerably better than the 4-9-4 mark they held just a few days ago. This one didn’t come easy. Not by a longshot. But Ryan O’Reilly’s backhand goal with two seconds left in OT capped an impressive comeback.

In the process, Saturday’s 3-2 overtime win over Minnesota catapulted the Blues to fourth place — and the final playoff spot in the West Division at least for now. At 19-16-6, the Blues have 44 points. Idle Arizona (19-17-5) has 43 points. Both teams have played 41 games, with 15 left to play.

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