Blues beat Oilers, end 13-game losing streak

ST. LOUIS -- Rookie Jason Bacashihua carried a shutout into the final minute and the St. Louis Blues, inspired after Al MacInnis' jersey was retired, beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Sunday night to end a franchise-record 13-game losing streak.

Jamal Mayers and Mark Rycroft scored for the Blues, who won hours after the Blues retired MacInnis' No. 2 jersey. In the process, they put a dent in the Oilers' playoff hopes.

Bacashihua, who made his first start in about 2 1-2 months on Saturday at Colorado, is getting a chance to play due to season-ending injuries to Curtis Sanford and Patrick Lalime. He made 36 saves and was particularly strong in the first half of the third period when the Oilers outshot the Blues 14-1.

Chris Pronger scored his 12th goal on a power play with 24.1 seconds to go for the Oilers, who fell into a tie for seventh in the Western Conference after the Sharks' 4-1 victory over the Stars. They're two points ahead of the idle Canucks.

The Blues got the only goal in the first two periods on Mayers' 13th of the season, and second in four games.

Mayers beat Dwayne Roloson on a 2-on-1 break at the one-minute mark of the second period.

Rycroft's sixth goal, also on a 2-on-1 break, made it 2-0 at 1:30 of the third. Rycroft ended a 22-game goal drought off a feed from Ryan Johnson, scoring on the first shot of the third. It was also the Blues' only shot for the first half of the period.

Notes: The Blues were outscored 53-21 during the losing streak. ... Roloson made his 17th straight start for the Oilers since being acquired from the Wild on the trade deadline. ... The Blues finished 3-1 against Edmonton. ... The Blues won for only the second time all season when playing on the second straight day. They're 2-13-3 in that situation.