Coyotes stop Blues in OT

ST. LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new.

Smith made 37 saves and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored 56 seconds into overtime to give the Phoenix Coyotes a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

Coming into the game, Smith had seen the most shots of any NHL goalie (516). St. Louis added 39 more to that total, including 13 in the third period.

"It was nice for me to play like that tonight and bail the guys out," Smith said. "I've let in a lot of goals on nights where the guys have bailed me out, so it's nice to be on the other end of the spectrum."

The Coyotes made Smith a winner early in the extra session. Ekman-Larsson, who had an assist on Phoenix's first goal, took a pass from Mike Ribeiro and beat goalie Jaroslav Halak with a shot from just inside the blue line.

With the Blues swarming in the third period, Smith was at his best. He allowed a goal to Roman Polak that tied the game but made 12 big stops -- including an outstanding glove save on Derek Roy's shot from the slot with just under 8 minutes left.

The Coyotes’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson, right, is congratulated by Zbynek Michalek after scoring the game-winning goal during overtime.

"That was a great move; the puck was kind of bouncing and he was able to get it between his legs," Smith said. "It was more luck than anything. I think it just ended up in my glove. But I'll take it."

David Moss and Mikkel Boedker had the other Phoenix goals.

Maxim Lapierre and Polak scored for the Blues. Halak made 16 saves.

Alexander Steen had an assist to extend the longest active point streak in the NHL to 11 games.

"We worked, we competed and we created scoring chances," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We had some people that were really, as the game wore on, became major players in the game for us. But we didn't outwork the goalie."

The Blues trailed 2-1 going into the third period, but tied it at 2:49 when Steen found Polak sneaking in from the right point and hit him with a cross-ice pass. Polak beat Smith high with a shot from the circle.

Lapierre gave the Blues a 1-0 advantage when he tipped home Jay Bouwmeester's shot from the point 5:53 into the game. Moss tied it 2:56 later when he beat Halak with a wrist shot from the right circle.

With less than minute remaining in the first period, Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk got caught pinching in, leading to a 3-on-1 break. Boedker took advantage when he converted a centering pass from Rob Klinkhammer with 31 seconds left in the period to give the Coyotes the lead.

Noteworthy

* Phoenix's Martin Hanzal, who was tied for the team lead with 14 points, was a late scratch due to an undisclosed illness and is day to day.

* Steen played his 300th game with the Blues.

* Phoenix is 8-0-0 when leading after one period.