Heatley lifts Sharks past Blues in OT

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Dany Heatley scored on a breakaway at 4:06 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night.

San Jose's Patrick Marleau tied it with a power-play goal with 7:09 left in regulation, and Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves. Tied for the NHL lead with Chicago with 63 points, the Sharks have won nine of their last 10 games.

Andy McDonald scored in his fourth straight game for the Blues, who lost their sixth straight and second since interim coach Davis Payne took over Saturday following Andy Murray's firing. Chris Mason made a season-high 42 saves for St. Louis.

The Blues were missing two of their top offensive stars in Keith Tkachuk and Paul Kariya, two noted Sharks' killers. Tkachuk remained at home following his mishap with broken teeth in the Blues' 6-3 loss to Chicago on Saturday.

Kariya, who missed his fourth game because of concussion-like symptoms, skated during the pregame but wasn't well enough to play.