Shattenkirk delivers win for Blues in shootout

ST. LOUIS -- Kevin Shattenkirk scored the only goal in the shootout, and St. Louis' Jaroslav Halak made three saves in the tiebreaker to help the Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Saturday night.

St. Louis improved to an NHL-best 18-3-3 at home. The Blues, who have won five of six, are 10-0-2 in their last 12 home games. They had been 0-5 in shootouts and scored on just 1 of 17 attempts this season.

David Perron and Alex Pietrangelo scored for St. Louis in a span of 2 minutes, 35 seconds in the second period to erase the team's 1-0 deficit.

David McIntyre and Jared Spurgeon had goals for the Wild, who fell to 0-7-2 in their last nine road outings.

The Blues moved into a tie with Chicago for first place in the Central Division with 58 points -- one fewer than Vancouver in the Western Conference race.

Wild defenseman Justin Falk, left, and Blues forward Vladimir Sobotka collide along the boards during the second period Saturday.

Halak, who made 29 saves, is 8-0-3 since Nov. 22. He stopped Devin Setoguchi for the final save of the shootout.

Spurgeon tied the game 2-2 with his third goal of the season.

Pietrangelo broke a 1-1 tie with a power-play goal midway through the second period. He has two goals and seven assists in a career-high six-game point streak.

Perron tied it at 1-1 with his third goal midway though the second period. He put in a rebound of a shot by Chris Stewart. Perron returned to the lineup Dec. 3 after missing 97 games because of a concussion.

Minnesota goalie Josh Harding made a season-high 47 saves.

McIntyre gave the Wild a 1-0 lead with his first NHL goal at 7:13 of the first period. McIntyre, who was recalled from Houston of the AHL on Monday, deflected in a shot from Matt Cullen.