Los Angeles Kings Slava Voynov sneaks the game winning goal in overtime, through the legs of St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Slava Voynov’s goal eight minutes into overtime gave the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 win in Game 5 of Western Conference Quarterfinals over the Blues at Scottrade Center for their third win in a row.

Voynov, who had one career playoff goal in 20 previous postseason games, beat Blues goalie Brian Elliott as the Kings broke out on a 3-on-2. The Kings won their third straight to grab a 3-2 series lead.

The Blues, who won the first two games of the series at home, got the equalizing goal from Alex Pietrangelo with 44.1 seconds remaining. Elliott was pulled for an extra attacker, and David Backes won the faceoff and got it back to Pietrangelo. He skated to the middle of the ice and fired a wrister traffic past Kings goalie Jonathan Quick to tie the game.

Alexander Steen also scored for the Blues, and Elliott stopped 22 shots as the Blues saw their eight-game home winning streak snapped.

Jeff Carter scored twice, Mike Richards and Kopitar each had two assists as the Kings snapped an eight-game road losing streak dating back to the regular season.

The Blues will try to force a game seven.  They must win Friday night at Los Angeles.

Watch Pietrangelo’s tying goal.  Courtesy NHL.com

T.J. Oshie tips in a shot from Kevin Shatterkirk to give the Blues a 2-0 lead in game four. (courtesy/NHL.com)

Following Tuesday night’s 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, Blues coach Ken Hitchcock admitted the defending Stanley Cup Champs kicked into a higher gear and the Blues couldn’t match. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead, the Blues couldn’t hold off the Kings and now this opening round series becomes a three-game playoff.

The Blues couldn’t have asked for a better start. Captain David Backes scored into an open net off a rebound off the boards from behind the net and T.J. Oshie scored his first playoff goal on a deflection, while on the power play, to give the Blues a 2-0 lead just 4:32 into the game.

The Kings answered with two goals catching the Blues in odd man rushes.

“They took the game to another level. Tonight we didn’t have answer,” said Hitchcock. “We made two mistakes, two really poor mistakes to give them odd-man rushes to get them back in the game. But even when it’s 3-2, they were playing better than we were.”

After Oshie’s second of the game put the Blues on top in the second, the Kings dominated. Anze Kopitar snapped a career-high 19-game goal-scoring drought with a tap-in at 7:14. Williams tipped Mike Richards’ shot from the left side that went in on the far side past Brian Elliott at 8:30.

Game five is Wednesday night, starting at 8 p.m. our time from St. Louis.

Jonathan Quick stopped all 30 shots he faced as the Kings closed their series deficit to 2-1, following their 1-0 win over the Blues, Saturday night in Los Angeles. The Blues had several opportunities including four power plays and came up short.

L.A. was outshot 14-11 in the second period, but scored the game’s only goal when Slava Voynov came out from a goalmouth scramble to beat Brian Elliott through a maze of bodies. Voynov’s shot made it just inside the left post at 4:56 for his second career postseason goal.

St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock forewarned this would not be a quick series.

“We knew what we were in for,” Hitchcock said. “I’m sure they felt like they deserved Game 2, and we thought we deserved Game 3. So the series is at where it’s at. It is a hell of a battle, and it won’t be any different on Monday.”

Game four starts at 9 p.m. our time.

Los Angeles Kings Goaltender Jonathan Quick gives up the game winning goal in the third period.The Blues defeated the Kings 2-1.UPI/Robert Cornforth

Barret Jackman’s first career playoff goal, a wrist shot from the top of the left circle with 50.4 seconds remaining in regulation, gave the Blues a 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.

The Kings got a first-period goal from Dustin Brown as the Blues were called for four penalties in the first 20 minutes. That power play goal was the first for the Kings in St. Louis since 1998. Jonathan Quick stopped 23 shots for Los Angeles, which was 19-1-2 in the regular season when leading after two periods, but that quickly changed as Patrik Berglund tied the game 3:44 into the third when he tipped a pass. Jackman’s goal was one that Quick said he should have had and he blames himself for his club’s 2-0 deficit.

“I’ve got to stop that,” he said. “It’s my fault … two games in a row. I’ve got to be better.”

Brian Elliott made 28 saves for his second win as the Blues are halfway to their goal of knocking off the defending Stanley Cup Champions. The series shifts to L.A. for games Saturday and Monday.

Watch Jackman’s game winner courtesy of NHL.com