Parayko scores tiebreaking goal in 3rd as Blues beat Ducks

Anaheim Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen, of Denmark, pauses after a shot by St. Louis Blues' Colton Parayko rebounded off the boards and off his skate and into the net for a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in St. Louis. The Blues won 2-1.
Anaheim Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen, of Denmark, pauses after a shot by St. Louis Blues' Colton Parayko rebounded off the boards and off his skate and into the net for a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in St. Louis. The Blues won 2-1.

ST. LOUIS - Colton Parayko scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period Thursday night to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 victory against the Anaheim Ducks.

Vladimir Tarasenko also scored and Jake Allen stopped 22 shots to help the Blues win for the sixth time in the last eight games (6-1-1).

Hampus Lindholm scored and Frederik Andersen finished with 31 saves as the Ducks closed out a winless five-game road trip (0-4-1). Anaheim was outscored 15-5 on the trip, including a 4-3 loss Tuesday night at Dallas.

Anaheim, which entered the game ranked last in the NHL in scoring (1.0 goals per game), was without captain Ryan Getzlaf, who missed his second game and is expected to be out up to 12 days due to appendicitis.

Lindholm gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead at 2:33 of the second period when he was able to poke in a rebound of Cory Perry's shot for power-play goal, his second of the season.

The Blues tied the score less than 3 minutes later when Vladimir Tarasenko scored his sixth of the year on a back and forth, two-man breakaway with Jori Lehtera after a stretch pass from Steve Ott.

It was Tarasenko's sixth goal of the season.

He then left the game with 4 minutes remaining in the period after taking what looked like a high hit as well as a knee-to-knee collision from Shawn Horcoff. Tarasenko went to the locker room for the remainder of the period but then returned for the third.

Parayko scored the go-ahead goal with about 9 1/2 minutes left in the third when his shot from 23 feet out bounced off the boards and then ricocheted off Andersen's skate and into the net.

Notes: The Blues next host Minnesota on Saturday night. ... The Ducks return home for three straight, beginning Sunday against Nashville.

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