Blues battle Coyotes to 1-1 draw

ST. LOUIS -- Chris Osgood stopped 24 shots for the St. Louis Blues, and Sean Burke of the Phoenix Coyotes made 30 saves in a 1-1 tie Saturday night.

Shane Doan scored a short-handed goal 5:59 in, and Pavol Demitra tied it with a power-play goal with 6:02 left in the second period.

St. Louis is 6-1-3 while Phoenix is 3-1-10. The Blues' lone loss in overtime was to Phoenix.

The Blues (20-6-3-1) are undefeated in December at 7-0-2. Two of their losses this season have come to Phoenix.

Both teams missed out on a chance to score on a double minor in the third period.

A four-minute penalty for high sticking on Doan at 11:31 gave the Blues a long power play. St. Louis took five shots on goal but could not dent Burke.

Then, Phoenix got a four-minute, power-play opportunity when Mark Rycroft was called for high-sticking. Phoenix had one shot during the advantage.

Doan scored when his shot from the slot hit the left post and then Blues goalie Chris Osgood before bouncing in. It was the first short-handed goal allowed by St. Louis at home since Feb. 20 against Vancouver.

Doan is off to the best start of his career with 13 goals and 19 assists in 32 games.

The Blues tied it about 10 minutes after they had a goal disallowed because the whistle blew before the puck went in the net.

But St. Louis broke through when Demitra took a cross-ice pass from Doug Weight and one-timed the puck from the right circle. The Blues have scored six power-play goals in their last seven home games.

St. Louis has allowed only four power-play goals in their last 10 games, killing 39 of 43 penalties.