NEW YORK — Jordan Binnington lost for the first time when Valtteri Filppula scored 1:37 into overtime to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win against the St. Louis Blues at Barclays Center on Tuesday.
Binnington, who made 23 saves, was the NHL Second Star of the week ending Jan. 13 after winning his first three career starts after he was recalled from San Antonio of the American Hockey League on Jan. 5.
Jordan Eberle scored for New York (26-15-4), which has won nine of its past 11 games and has allowed the fewest goals in the NHL (115). Robin Lehner, who made 30 saves, has won nine of his past 10 games.
David Perron scored to extend his point streak to 12 for St. Louis (20-20-5), which had its three-game winning streak end.
Filppula won it for New York when he took a pass from Mathew Barzal and beat Binnington with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle.
Eberle scored his 200th NHL goal to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead at 8:43 of the first period. Anders Lee powered his way to the net and was unable to stuff the puck past Binnington, but Eberle got the rebound at the right post and scored with a backhand.
The Blues outshot the Islanders 18-6 in the second period.
Perron tied it 1-1 at 6:07 of the third period when Ryan O’Reilly beat Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield to a puck behind the net and found Perron in front for a one-timer. Perron has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) during his streak.
Binnington kept the game tied when he made back-to-back saves on Cal Clutterbuck from point-blank range in the closing seconds of an Islanders power play with 1:58 remaining in the third period.
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