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ST. LOUIS - Jake Allen was a little more than 3 minutes from his third straight shutout Thursday night.In the end, the St. Louis Blues goalie had to hold on just to win. The New Jersey Devils scored three times in a span of 2:34 late in the third period but came up just short as the Blues extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-3 victory.Allen would have enjoyed another shutout, but said the main thing was getting two more points.I think shutouts are bonuses, he said. If I got that third one, great, Ill enjoy it for a little bit. But Im just focusing on wins right now. Definitely a couple of things to learn from the last few minutes, but all in all, we got the win and well move on to Saturday.Allen made 24 saves and ran his shutout streak to 184 minutes before giving up his first goal in two weeks.Vladimir Tarasenko stretched his goal-scoring streak to four games — he and Blues linemate Jaden Schwartz each had a goal and an assist. Tarasenko has scored five goals during his four-game streak and eight in his last six games overall.Its not about the scoring; its about the wins, Tarasenko said. We have seven in a row. So lets make it eight and prepare for the next game.Alexander Steen and David Backes also scored for St. Louis. Jori Lehtera had two assists.Allen, who stopped 26 shots in blanking the Devils 1-0 Tuesday night in New Jersey, had his shutout streak snapped at 184:01 when Michael Ryder beat him with a wrist shot at 16:35 of the third period.Prior to that, Allen had not allowed a goal since Vancouvers Linden Vey scored on him at 11:57 of the third period on Oct. 23.I think he gets a lot of help from their team, New Jerseys Patrik Elias said. Their defencemen are some of the best in the league, if not the best, and they move the puck and dont give the other team great chances. When they do give up some, obviously hes played well for them. Marek Zidlicky then scored at 18:09 for New Jersey and Ryder added his second of the game with 50.5 seconds left to make it 4-3.Its tough, Allen said. I just wanted to bear down and give them nothing. You had 1 minute left to get two points and lay it on the line. We got it. We squeezed it out.Blues coach Ken Hitchcock felt the team let Allen down the last few minutes.I feel bad for him, Hitchcock said. Its a win but it feels a little bit like a loss because we let the guy down because he was so good. Jersey came in with real purpose; they really pushed us hard.Cory Schneider made 22 saves for the Devils. He was pulled in favour of Keith Kinkaid after Steen scored on a power play at 7:10 of the third period.Tarasenko got the Blues on the board just before the end of the first period with another highlight-reel goal. He got the puck from Schwartz in the slot, manoeuvred to his left through three Devils, then pulled Schneider out of position before lifting the puck over him at 19:55.Hes probably the hottest player in the league right now, Schneider said. You cant deny his skill. I tried to out-wait him but hes real patient and got it up at the end which I wasnt sure he was going to be able to do. It was another nice goal from him.Schwartz made it 2-0 at 11:05 of the second when he took a long clearing pass from Barret Jackman and skated in alone on Schneider. Schwartz put a wrist shot over Schneiders right shoulder for his sixth goal.NOTES: New Jersey began a stretch of playing 15 out of 20 on the road. ... Schneider has started all 13 games for the Devils. Cheap Jordan 12 Wings . - Kevin Labanc and Joseph Blandisi were a potent combination for the Barrie Colts on Friday night. Purple Air Jordan 12 Retro . Watch the game live on TSN and TSN GO at 9pm et/6pm pt. 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Grey Air Jordan 12 Retro . -- The Minnesota Twins have granted relief pitcher Matt Guerrier his unconditional release, making the 35-year-old right-hander a free agent.SUNRISE, Fla. - Roberto Luongo played a big role in Saturday nights perfect performance for Floridas penalty killers.Luongo made 36 saves and rookie Aaron Ekblad scored his first NHL goal, leading the Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.Captain Willie Mitchell also scored for Florida, which has won three of four. The Panthers killed off each of Philadelphias six power plays.Louie has been outstanding for us all year and again tonight he was real key at key times, especially on penalty kill, coach Gerard Gallant said. He was awesome.Luongo has stopped 107 of his last 111 shots, and the Panthers have picked up points in their last six games since a 1-0 loss to Ottawa on Oct. 13.I?feel pretty good. The puck is hitting me, Luongo said. Guys are playing hard and putting pressure on the players, not giving them time and space, which allows me to do my job a lot easier than in normal circumstances.Vincent Lecavalier spoiled Luongos bid for his second shutout of the season when he scored in traffic with 7.4 seconds left.Ekblad, the Panthers top pick in this years draft, converted a power-play slap shot from just inside the blue line, beating Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason on the short side at 15:38 of the third.Extreme thrill, the 18-year-old Ekblad said. Obviously, feelings that I felt in junior with my first goal and feeling it again here, its unbelievable. Its special.Mason, who is 0-4-1 in his last five starts, made 28 saves.Luongo faced his stiffest challenge with Jussi Jokinen (hooking) and Mitchell (delay of game) in the box, putting the Panthers at a 5-on-3 disadvantage for just over a minute in the third period.There is no room for excuses in this league. You just have to do whatever it takes to put the puck in back of the net and we didnt do that tonight, Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds said. Weve had opportunities, but were just not scoring. We just have to go back and look at the viideo and take it from there.ddddddddddddFlorida gave another blue-collar effort against the Flyers, who had won four of five and collected 15 goals in that stretch. The injury-riddled Panthers were playing without several key forwards, including Brandon Pirri and Dave Bolland.I?thought the guys who came into the lineup played real well and competed, Gallant said. The first 30 minutes I thought was excellent and after that we ran into penalty trouble and it took some momentum away from us.Mitchell took a feed from Jokinen behind the net and fired a one-timer from the point past Mason to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead 9:07 into the game.It was the first goal of the season for Mitchell, who signed with Florida on July 1 after spending the previous three seasons with Los Angeles. The defencemans shot went between Masons legs.Yes, I wont lie. I feel really good, Mitchell said. For me its playing against the top players and trying to shut them down with a good stick, playing good defence. Thats as good a feeling as scoring a goal.It was Masons first start since he lost 4-0 to Chicago on Oct. 21.Wins are not coming right now on the personal front but you just have to keep working and stay positive, Mason said. I was happy for the most part with my game tonight but when the goalie at the other end plays pretty much a perfect game, its tough to come out on the winning side.NOTES: The Panthers victory was only their second in the last eight games against Philadelphia in Sunrise. ... The Flyers also suffered their second loss in Florida in the past three days, dropping a 4-3 decision to Tampa Bay on Thursday. ... Florida has allowed only 17 non-shootout goals this season. ... Philadelphia is 1 for 19 with the man advantage over their last six games. ... Panthers D Rocco Grimaldi made his NHL debut, logging 6:11 of ice time. ... Jokinens assist on Mitchells goal was his fifth in the past four games. ' ' '