NHL ROUNDUP : Masked Man Defeats Blues in Overtime

In case St. Louis was wondering about the masked man who ended its seven-game unbeaten streak, it was Boston’s Cam Neely.

He wasn’t riding a white horse, but he was sporting a broken nose that was operated on last weekend. Wearing a protective shield to protect it, Neely scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season as the Bruins beat the Blues, 3-2. in overtime at Boston Thursday night. Neely scored the game-winner at 3:14 of overtime.

Neely knocked a St. Louis player off the puck in the Boston zone and began a two-on-one breakaway with Bob Carpenter.

Rich Sutter appeared to score a go-ahead goal in the 12th minute of the third period, but the goal light didn’t flash. The Blues argued but referee Kerry Fraser ruled the puck hadn’t gone in after conferring with goal judge Vic Rasmussen.

The Bruins (7-4-2) went ahead on goals by Galley and Neely 3 1/2 minutes apart early in the second period.

Boston outshot St. Louis, 22-12, in the second period, but the Blues (8-4-1) took command in the third, outshooting the Bruins by an 11-3 margin. However, the Bruins went on the attack again in overtime, outshooting St. Louis, 4-1.

Calgary 2, Winnipeg 1--The Flames moved into first place in the Smythe Division with their victory over the Jets at Calgary.

Joel Otto scored the winning goal with a little more than five minutes to play as the Flames (10-4-2) won for the sixth time in their past seven games to move one point ahead of the Kings.

The Jets (5-8-1) have one win and one tie in seven road games this year.

Pat Elynuik, the star in the Jets’ 1-0 overtime victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night, scored a power-play goal for Winnipeg. Theoren Fleury scored on a power play for Calgary’s other goal.

Vancouver 2, New Jersey 1--Brian Bradley’s third-period goal enabled the Canucks to beat the Devils at Vancouver.

Bradley got the gift goal, his third of the season, when Devil defenseman Alexei Kasatonov tried to clear the puck but hit Bradley instead.

The Devils (8-5-1), despite being badly outshot in the first 20 minutes, opened the scoring in a rough first period as Troy Crowder scored his fourth of the season on a crisp passing play involving Kasatonov and Vyacheslav Fetisov.

Philadelphia 6, Minnesota 3--The Flyers snapped a four-game losing streak as rookies Mike Ricci and Dale Kushner each scored their first NHL goals and Keith Acton added three assists in the victory over the North Stars at Philadelphia.

The North Stars remained winless on the road this season with an 0-7-1 record.

Flyer goaltender Ken Wregget increased his overall record to 7-3 this season in turning back 25 shots. The victory was his first since Oct. 20.

Detroit 5, Toronto 4--Steve Yzerman’s 300th goal of his eight-year career helped the Red Wings post a victory over the Maple Leafs at Detroit.

Johan Garpenlov added two goals for the Red Wings (7-4-3), who ran their record on home ice to 7-1.

It was the second loss in three games for the Maple Leafs (2-11-1) since Tom Watt replaced Doug Carpenter as coach.

Chicago 6, Quebec 2--Steve Larmer scored two goals, including his 700th NHL point, and Wayne Presley added a pair at Chicago as the Blackhawks handed the Nordiques their fifth consecutive loss.

Larmer, who signed a four-year, $3.1-million contract Wednesday, scored his 309th and 310th career goals in the third period to reach the 700-point plateau. For Larmer, it was his 661st consecutive game, tops in the NHL for active players, and fourth best in league history.

Jeremy Roenick capped a three-goal first period with his fourth power-play tally of the season for the Blackhawks and assisted on two others, including Larmer’s first of the night.