ST. LOUIS - Erik Johnson scored just 17 seconds into overtime to give the Blues a 3-2 win over the Coyotes at Scottrade Center.
T.J. Oshie notched his third goal of the season at 2:35 of the third period to tie the game at two for the Blues, who halted a two-game slide to even their six-game homestand at 2-and-2.
Keith Tkachuk tied the game at one for St. Louis with his fourth goal of the season in the first period. Chris Mason stopped 34-of-36 shots for the NOTE. Radim Vrbata staked Phoenix to a 1-0 lead in the first and Vernon Fiddler put the Coyotes ahead 2-1 in the second.
Illya Bryzgalov gave up three goals on 30 shots for Phoenix, which has lost six-of-nine.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
The Chicago Blackhawks set a team-record a month ago by erasing a five-goal deficit in a 6-5 overtime win against Calgary. The Hawks didn't need a comeback Thursday night after exploding for five goals in the second period of a 7-1 rout of the Flames.
Kris Versteeg provided a pair of power-play goals during the second-period. Troy Brouwer and Patrick Kane also scored with the man advantage for the Blackhawks.
- Chris Phillips scored twice and Pascal Leclaire turned back 25 shots as the Senators ripped the Penguins 6-2 in Ottawa. Phillips scored just one goal in his first 18 games before tallying twice in a 2:03 span of the third period to give the Senators a 5-1 lead and chase Marc-Andre Fleury from the nets.
- Boston earned a 4-3 shootout win in Atlanta. Patrice Bergeron provided the lone shootout tally after Michael Ryder scored twice in regulation.
- Martin Erat contributed the deciding shootout tally in Nashville's 3-2 verdict over New Jersey. Jason Arnott scored twice for the Predators, who handed the Devils their second straight road loss since a 9-and-0 start.
- Carolina erased deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 before beating Toronto 5-4 on shootout goals by Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen. Tim Gleason scored twice, Ruutu had four assists and Erik Cole notched the qualizer with 2.9 seconds left in regulation.
- Anaheim coughed up a three-goal lead before Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime to give the Ducks a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay. Corey Perry extended his career-best point streak to 13 games with a power play goal and two assists for the Ducks.
- Kristian Huselius scored twice and Rick Nash notched a power-play goal as Columbus dumped Dallas 4-1. Huselius and Raffi Torres scored 21 seconds apart during a five-minute power play to put the Blue Jackets ahead 3-0 midway through the contest.