Vancouver Wins 3-2 At St. Louis

NHL

Alexander Mogilny had two goals and an assist and Kirk McLean made 27 saves to lead Vancouver to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues Thursday night.

The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for the Canucks. The Blues are winless in their last four.

Mogilny put the Canucks ahead 2-1 on a power play at 1:53 of the third period on a rebound of a shot by Roman Oksiuta that Blues goalie Grant Fuhr was unable to smother.

The Blues appeared to have tied the score 39 seconds later when Geoff Courtnall knocked in a rebound of a shot by Craig Johnson. But referee Don Van Massenhoven disallowed the goal when a video replay appeared to show Courtnall kicking the puck into the net with his skate.

Oksiuta made the score 3-1 at 11:21 when he took a pass from Mogilny during a 2-on-1 break and fired the puck passed Fuhr.

Vancouver 0 1 2 - 3

St. Louis 1 0 1 - 2

First period-1, St. Louis, MacInnis 5 (Hull, Baron) 1:34.

Second period-2, Vancouver, Mogilny 17, 17:17.

Third period-3, Vancouver, Mogilny 18 (Oksiuta, Linden), 1:53 (pp). 4, Vancouver, Oksiuta 8 (Mogilny), 11:21. 5, St. Louis, Zezel 4 (Hull), 12:38.

Shots on goal-Vancouver 9-14-12-35. St. Louis 10-8-11-29.Power-play opp.-Vancouver 1 of 3; St. Louis 0 of 6.Goalies-Vancouver, McLean 5-7-5 (29 shots-27 saves). St. Louis, Fuhr 8-11-2 (35-32). A-18,689 (19,260)