Darnell Nurse scored 1:03 into overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Thursday.
Connor McMichael opened the scoring for St. Louis at 3:52 of the first period, converting a tip-in off assists from Mason McTavish and Jonatan Berggren. San Jose tied the game midway through the second period when Tyler Toffoli beat Joel Hofer with a wrist shot at 8:48, assisted by Michael Misa and Jacob Trouba.
The Blues took the lead back early in the third period. Dillon Dube capitalized on an unassisted shorthanded rush at 1:39 for his first goal of the season. Collin Graf answered for the Sharks at 6:05 of the final period, scoring his first goal of the year on a snap shot after passes from Sam Dickinson and Toffoli. Nurse then decided the contest on a wrist shot just over a minute into overtime, set up by Ivar Stenberg and Alexander Wennberg.
Alex Nedeljkovic earned the win in net for San Jose by stopping 24 of 26 shots. Hofer took the overtime defeat for the Blues after turning aside 24 of 27 shots. Neither team generated a goal on the man advantage, as the Sharks finished 0 for 4 on the power play while St. Louis went 0 for 2.
The victory improved San Jose to 3-1-0 on the regular season. St. Louis dropped to 1-2-1 and remained winless over its last three games (0-2-1).
The Sharks continue their schedule when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, October 19. The Blues remain at home to host the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, October 20.
