NHL ROUNDUP : Blues Keep Norris Lead on Hull’s 61st Goal, 3-2

Brett Hull passed the 60-goal plateau for the second consecutive season by scoring twice to lead the St. Louis Blues past the Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, Thursday night at Vancouver.

Hull scored his 60th goal of the season to tie the score, 1-1, in the second period, then broke a 2-2 tie with No. 61 at 2:46 of the third.

The son of former great Bobby Hull led the NHL in goals last season with 72.

Rod Brind’Amour also scored for the Blues, who stayed one point ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks atop the Norris Division.

Chicago 2, Quebec 1--Jeremy Roenick’s goal 1:26 into overtime spoiled a 46-save effort by Nordique rookie Stephane Fiset and the Blackhawks won at Chicago.

Roenick scored his 30th goal when he knocked a rebound past Fiset, 20, on the Blackhawks’ 48th shot after the rookie kept Quebec in the game during Chicago’s 25-shot third-period barrage.

Rookie Kip Miller scored for Quebec and Chicago’s Jocelyn Lemieux tied the game 20 seconds into the third period.

Pittsburgh 5, New York Islanders 2--John Cullen, Mario Lemieux and Bob Errey scored in the third period and the Penguins overcame the Islanders at Pittsburgh to end a three-game losing streak.

Winnipeg 3, New Jersey 3--Mark Osborne deflected a cross-ice pass by Paul MacDermid past Sean Burke with 1:29 left in regulation to get the Jets even with the Devils at East Rutherford, N.J.

Winnipeg’s Rick Tabaracci preserved the tie in overtime, stopping Dave Maley from short range.