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St. Louis Blues goaltender Ty Conklin (29) makes a save with Atlanta Thrashers center Todd White, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at Philips Arena, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/Gregory Smith)
Peverley, Kozlov score in SO, Thrashers beat Blues
St. Louis Blues goaltender Ty Conklin (29) makes a save with Atlanta Thrashers center Todd White, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at Philips Arena, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/Gregory Smith)
ATLANTA—Defensemen Tobias Enstrom and Ron Hainsey forced overtime with third-period goals, and Rich Peverley and Slava Kozlov scored in a shootout to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis on Sunday night.
Marty Reasoner set up both third-period goals to help Atlanta (7-6-1) snap a four-game home losing streak and two-game slide overall.
St. Louis earned a point for the third straight game, but is winless in five.
Ty Conklin stopped the first 27 shots he faced for St. Louis (5-6-4) before Enstrom scored to cut it to 2-1 with 7:01 left in regulation.
Hainsey tied it with 3:31 to go. Reasoner won a faceoff near St. Louis' bench, and Hainsey, who controlled the puck at the left boards, beat Conklin with a wrist shot.
Andy McDonald opened the scoring at 6:55 of the second period, and David Perron have the Blues a two-goal lead on a power play at 7:08 of the third.
Johan Hedberg made 30 saves for Atlanta, while Conklin stopped 38 shots.
Peverley beat Conklin with a low shot in the tiebreaker. Kozlov scored after taking a wide turn from the right circle and crossing the slot.
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