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In a goaltending duel that extended into the eighth round of a shootout, Connor McMichael finally broke through, firing a snap shot over Karel Vejmelka's glove and into the top left corner to give the St. Louis Blues a 1-0 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night.
Joel Hofer turned aside 29 shots through overtime for St. Louis, while Vejmelka made 22 saves for Utah. Both netminders recorded their second shutout of the season and the 10th of their careers.
The shootout began with Vincent Trocheck scoring for Utah and Jake Neighbours answering for St. Louis in the first round. The next five skaters for each team were denied. In the seventh round, Michael Carcone connected for Utah, but Jimmy Snuggerud kept the Blues alive with a goal. In the eighth round, Utah's Barrett Hayton lifted his shot over the net, setting the stage for McMichael's heroics.
Overtime featured near-misses for St. Louis. Philip Broberg rang a shot off the crossbar at 2:42 that was initially ruled a goal but waved off after review. Snuggerud also hit the right post early in the extra session.
The Blues have now won two straight after dropping three in a row. Utah, which opened a five-game homestand, has lost four straight, including a 5-3 defeat at Vegas on Wednesday night.
St. Louis will host Florida on Saturday night, while Utah will host San Jose on Saturday night.
Originally reported by kjzz.