Blackhawks top Blues with tally in overtime

ST. LOUIS -- Brent Seabrook scored his first NHL goal 35 seconds into overtime, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 6-5 victory Wednesday night over the slumping St. Louis Blues.

Martin Lapointe had a goal and two assists, and rookie Pavol Vorobiev added a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who blew a three-goal lead in the third period but recovered to snap a four-game skid that included three consecutive losses to Detroit.

Chicago (4-9-0) won for only the second time in eight games.

St. Louis dropped to 2-8-2 with its sixth straight loss.

Chicago goalie Craig Anderson made his second start of the season and earned his first victory.

The game was filled with penalties. The Blackhawks went 3-for-12 on the power play, while St. Louis was 3-for-11.

Chicago held a 5-2 lead early in the third period, but St. Louis rallied to tie it.

The Blues scored their third power-play goal at when Mike Sillinger beat Anderson in front of the net. Peter Sejna, recalled Tuesday from the minors, scored to make it 5-4, and Jamal Mayers whacked in a loose puck in front of the net in the final 2 minutes to tie the score.

Dean McAmmond and Scott Young scored in the second period, as the Blues rallied out of a 2-0 deficit.

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Blues summary

BLACKHAWKS 6, BLUES 5, OT

Chicago 1 2 2 1 -- 6

St. Louis 0 2 3 0 -- 5

First Period--1, Chicago, Lapointe 2 (Aucoin, Ellison), 14:11 (pp). Penalties--Downey, StL, double minor (roughing), 4:38; Anderson, Chi, served by Arnason (delay of game), 9:38; Sejna, StL (high-sticking), 10:01; McAmmond, StL (hooking), 13:55; Woywitka, StL, double minor (high-sticking), 15:35.

Second Period--2, Chicago, Arnason 5 (Lapointe), 3:31. 3, St. Louis, McAmmond 5 (Sillinger, Young), 8:56 (pp). 4, St. Louis, Young 4 (Weinrich, Cajanek), 17:45 (pp). 5, Chicago, Spacek 3 (Vorobiev, Aucoin), 18:17 (pp). Penalties--Cullimore, Chi (hooking), :45; Vandermeer, Chi, major (fighting), 5:09; Downey, StL, major (fighting), 5:09; Keith, Chi (high-sticking), 7:31; Ellison, Chi (hooking), 7:43; Brewer, StL (hooking), 10:44; Calder, Chi (hooking), 12:55; Spacek, Chi (hooking), 16:16; McAmmond, StL (interference), 16:37; C.Brown, Chi (illegal stick), 17:13; Cajanek, StL (cross-checking), 17:45; Bourque, Chi (hooking), 19:45.

Third Period--6, Chicago, Vorobiev 6 (Lapointe, Arnason), 2:01. 7, Chicago, Calder 3 (Bourque, C.Brown), 3:28 (pp). 8, St. Louis, Sillinger 2 (Young, Brewer), 8:42 (pp). 9, St. Louis, Sejna 1 (Young, Weinrich), 17:34. 10, St. Louis, Mayers 6 (Cajanek, Stempniak), 18:05. Penalties--Mayers, StL (interference), 2:27; Lapointe, Chi (hooking), 5:47; Seabrook, Chi (holding), 7:57; Vorobiev, Chi (hooking), 12:16; Cajanek, StL (hooking), 12:55; McClement, StL (hooking), 14:47.

Overtime--11, Chicago, Seabrook 1 (Vorobiev, Arnason), :35. Penalties--None.

Shots on goal--Chicago 11-9-11-1--32. St. Louis 10-15-12-0--37.

Power-play Opportunities--Chicago 3 of 12; St. Louis 3 of 11.

Goalies--Chicago, Anderson 1-1-0 (37 shots-32 saves). St. Louis, Lalime 2-6-2 (32-26).

A--12,378 (19,260). T--2:29.

Referees--Paul Devorski, Chris Lee. Linesmen--Angelo D'Amico, Dan Schachte.