HOCKEY STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS : Goalie Belfour Helps Blackhawks Beat Blues, 3-2

Wayne Presley and Michel Goulet scored 36 seconds apart in the second period and rookie Ed Belfour won his first playoff start as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the St. Louis Blues, 3-2, Tuesday night, evening their playoff series, 2-2.

Belfour was spectacular in the third period, protecting a one-goal lead with 18 saves. He finished with 31.

Greg Millen started the Blackhawks’ first 10 playoff games in goal, though he had been replaced by Belfour in four of them. Millen did not dress for Game 4.

Presley got his seventh goal of the playoffs, surpassing his season total of six, on a screened shot at 2:06. Goulet made it 2-0 when he knocked in a loose puck that goaltender Vincent Riendeau failed to clear.

Trent Yawney scored the winning goal with Blue standout Brett Hull penalized for drawing blood from the face of Chicago’s Jocelyn Lemieux with his stick. Hull received a major penalty and a game misconduct.

Lemieux had been hanging on Hull when Hull swung at him, receiving his first penalty minutes of the playoffs. Hull, who has a playoff-leading 10 goals and 17 points, also had an eight-game scoring streak stopped.

Yawney scored on the resulting five-minute power play, getting his second goal of the playoffs on a shot from the point at 18:09.