St. Louis 2, Florida 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Where: BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida
Referees:
Mike Leggo, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich, Tony Sericolo
Attendance:
12228
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Defenseman Matt D’Agostini scored the game-winning goal with four minutes left and Jaroslav Halak made 30 saves to pace the visiting St. Louis Blues to a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
D’Agostini joined a rush to make it a 3-on-1, then snapped a pass from Vladimir Sobotka off the post and past Tomas Vokoun for his 12th goal of the season.
David Backes also scored for the Blues, who came back from a 1-0 deficit to win for just the second time in seven games.
Dennis Wideman opened the scoring with a one-timer from the right circle at 6:45 of the first period while Florida was on the power play. Stephen Weiss and Michael Frolik assisted on Wideman’s eighth goal of the season.
Backes tied the game with one minute remaining in the second period when he received a beautiful pass from Andy McDonald on a 2-on-1 and slipped it past Vokoun for his 18th goal of the campaign.
Vokoun made 22 saves.
Top Game Performances
| St. Louis |
|
Florida |
|
David Backes 1 |
Points |
Dennis Wideman 1 |
|
David Backes 1 |
Goals |
Dennis Wideman 1 |
|
Brad Boyes 1 |
Assists |
Michael Frolik 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Dennis Wideman 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jaroslav Halak .968 |
Save Percentage |
Tomas Vokoun .929 |
|
Jaroslav Halak 30 |
Saves |
Tomas Vokoun 26 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| St. Louis
|
28 |
2 |
0-5 |
4-5 |
15 |
18 |
| Florida
|
31 |
1 |
1-5 |
5-5 |
15 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Florida will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Panthers have a W/L % of .348 after a win and .517 after a loss.
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Blues have a W/L % of .609 after a win and .321 after a loss.
