"ST. LOUIS -- Jordan Kyrou scored the only goal in a shootout and the St. Louis Blues beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Friday night to snap the Lightning's franchise record-tying 11-game winning streak. Kyrou's backhand shot beat Andrei Vasilevskiy. Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov had a chance to extend the shootout but was stopped by Joel Hofer, who made 34 saves in regulation and overtime before delivering three more in the tiebreaker."
"It was the Blues' first win in overtime or a shootout this season. They had been 0-8. The Blues took 2-0 lead late in the first period with goals just 30 seconds apart. Jake Neighbors got the first with 2:57 to play in the period and Nick Bjugstad scored when he was left alone in the slot with 2:27 left. Tampa Bay tied it with a pair of power-play goals 62 seconds apart in the second."
Jordan Kyrou scored the only shootout goal as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2, snapping Tampa Bay's franchise record-tying 11-game winning streak. Joel Hofer stopped Nikita Kucherov in the shootout and made 34 saves in regulation and overtime plus three more in the tiebreaker. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves for Tampa Bay. The Blues took a 2-0 lead late in the first period on goals by Jake Neighbors and Nick Bjugstad 30 seconds apart. Tampa Bay tied the game in the second with two power-play goals, including one by Kucherov and an assist on Oliver Bjorkstrand's goal. The Lightning travel to Dallas next; the Blues visit Edmonton.
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