Blues win in OT

ST. LOUIS -- If the St. Louis Blues make it to overtime, their opponents are in trouble.

Bryce Salvador scored 1:50 into the extra period for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, moving St. Louis back into a playoff position. The Blues' 11th overtime victory of the season tied the NHL record set by Calgary in 1999-2000.

"We were going for it," Salvador said. "We weren't really worrying about losing the game. We needed to gamble and we came through."

The extra point gave the Blues, who squandered a 3-1 second-period lead, 85 points and a tie for seventh place in the Western Conference with the Oilers with five games to go. They were one point ahead of the Predators, who played Columbus later Saturday.

St. Louis has two more wins than Edmonton, the first tiebreaker. The Blues have made the playoffs 24 straight seasons, the longest current streak in professional sports.

"That was a huge point for us to get, that extra point," said Scott Mellanby, who scored the Blues' first goal. "Unfortunately it took overtime but we got it, we found a way to get it."

Keith Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, and Doug Weight earned his 600th career assist for the Blues.