Turgeon Makes Second Chance Count for Blues

The second time the St. Louis Blues put a late deflection past Martin Brodeur, it wasn’t a false alarm.

Pierre Turgeon scored his second goal of the game with 1:43 to go in overtime after Jamal Mayers’ apparent goal was disallowed with 0.7 seconds to go in regulation as the Blues cooled off the New Jersey Devils, 4-3, Thursday night at St. Louis.

“I thought I waited until [my stick] got down below the crossbar, but I guess not,” said Mayers, who deflected a shot by Bryce Salvador. “I can’t be that lucky. I’m glad Turgeon was able to show me how to do it in the end.”

The Blues rallied in the extra period after squandering a pair of two-goal leads. They handed the defending Stanley Cup champions, playing for the second consecutive night, only their second loss in 17 games.

Alexander Mogilny scored his 20th goal in 21 games, and Patrik Elias had a goal and an assist for the Devils, 11-1-4-1 since Dec. 20. The club-record 14-game unbeaten streak of goalie Martin Brodeur, who had been 10-0-4, came to an end.

Turgeon, second on the Blues with 22 goals, deflected a Todd Reirden shot from the point for the game winner. Turgeon also scored on a backhander early in the third period.

Toronto 2, Atlanta 1--Bryan McCabe scored 39 seconds into overtime at Atlanta as the Maple Leafs extended the Thrashers’ winless streak to 13 games.

Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 2--Mike Fisher scored the go-ahead goal with 3:12 left at Tampa, Fla., and Ivan Ciernik had his first two NHL goals as the Senators handed the Lightning its eighth consecutive loss.

Philadelphia 5, Chicago 1--Brian Boucher made 25 saves for his first victory since Dec. 6 as the Flyers defeated the Blackhawks at Chicago.

Around the League

Dallas Star defenseman Richard Matvichuk was put on injured reserve because of a broken jaw sustained when he blocked a shot with his stick and the puck shot straight up to his face. The Stars also put right wing Mike Keane on injured reserve. He likely will be out three to six weeks because of a hairline fracture in his right ankle. Matvichuk is out indefinitely. He had surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas on Wednesday night. . . . The Colorado Avalanche will travel to Sweden and Finland in September to play three exhibition games against European teams.