St. Louis Blues waits for a pass in the first period against the Minnesota Wild in the first period at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on October 31, 2015. St. Louis defeated Minnesota in overtime 3-2. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
David Backes scored his first two goals of the season, including the game-winner in overtime with 33.6 seconds remaining to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory against the Minnesota Wild at Scottrade Center on Saturday.
Backes took a pass from Ty Rattie coming into the Minnesota zone and beat goalie Devan Dubnyk with a high wrist shot.
Alexander Steen scored for the Blues (8-2-1), who are 3-0-1 on a five-game homestand. Jake Allen made 29 saves.
Jason Zucker and Erik Haula scored for the Wild (7-2-2) Dubnyk made 23 saves.
