St. Paul, Minn. — Keith Tkachuk's debut with St. Louis came during the Blues' worst offensive night of the season.
The Blues won out with a 1-0 overtime victory Wednesday night over the expansion Minnesota Wild.
Scott Young snapped a scoreless tie with 1:51 left in overtime, giving the Blues the win despite recording a season-low 15 shots.
Young blasted a long-range shot that beat goalie Jamie McLennan.
"By the time it was on me, it was by me," McLennan said. "I think he shot it through the defenseman. He's got a great shot, so if you don't see it, you don't have a chance."
Brent Johnson had 21 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, as St. Louis snapped a seven-game winless streak. The Blues managed just one shot on goal in the third period and two in overtime.
"We just didn't have much zip," coach Joel Quenneville said. "Our puck control just wasn't there like it has been."
Tkachuk, acquired Tuesday in a trade with the Phoenix Coyotes, took two shots for the Blues in his first game with the team.
Minnesota dominated play for much of the first period, but couldn't solve Johnson. The Wild took nine of the first 10 shots on goal, and hit the goal post twice.
St. Louis rebounded in the second period, outshooting Minnesota by a 2-to-1 margin.
The Blues' best scoring chance in regulation came while they were short-handed, and a Minnesota turnover sparked a 2-on-1 break. Dallas Drake pulled McLennan out of position and then sent a pass across the slot to Young, who got off a low wrist shot.
Canadiens 6, Hurricanes 3
Raleigh, N.C. Richard Zednik had a goal and two assists in his first game with Montreal, and Oleg Petrov had two goals in the third period as the Canadiens beat Carolina. The Hurricanes, who lost for the third straight game, failed to build on their slim lead over Boston in the race for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Senators 8, Thrashers 1
Ottawa Martin Havlat scored a career-high three goals as Ottawa snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory over Atlanta. Havlat scored two of Ottawa's four power-play goals, and Shawn McEachern and Daniel Alfredsson added man-advantage goals.
Sabres 6, Rangers 3
Buffalo, N.Y. J.P. Dumont scored twice as Buffalo spoiled Mark Messier's milestone night. Messier's assist on Radek Dvorak's first-period goal gave him 1,771 points, tying Marcel Dionne for third on the NHL career point list. The Rangers captain was also playing in his 1,549th game, tying Alex Delvecchio for fourth.
Devils 3, Coyotes 2
Phoenix Scott Gomez scored the game-winning goal in the third period, lifting New Jersey over Phoenix, extending its winning streak to a team-record nine games.
Blue Jackets 3, Flames 0
Columbus, Ohio Ron Tugnutt made 30 saves and three Columbus players scored as the Blue Jackets beat Calgary in the Flames' first game under new coach Greg Gilbert.
Maple Leafs 3, Mighty Ducks 2
Toronto Tomas Kaberle had three points, including the tie-breaking goal with 1:07 remaining, as Toronto beat Anaheim. Kaberle flicked a back-hander past goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Paul Kariya scored twice for the Mighty Ducks, who saw their season-high five game winning streak end.
Oilers 2, Panthers 2
Sunrise, Fla. Doug Weight scored his second goal of the game with 45.9 seconds left in regulation as Edmonton forced a tie with Florida. Edmonton, which had won a franchise-best nine straight games, has earned at least one point in 11 consecutive games.
Kings 4, Sharks 1
San Jose, Calif. Felix Potvin made 39 shots to earn his 200th career victory as Los Angeles beat San Jose.Luc Robitaille, Eric Belanger, Bryan Smolinski and Ian Laperriere scored for Los Angeles.
Islanders 3, Penguins 1
Pittsburgh Chris Terreri made 33 saves, and Dave Scatchard scored the game-winning goal as New York snapped a three-game skid.
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