Red Wings 2, Blues 1
Red Wings 2, Blues 1
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Chris Chelios became the 11th defenseman in NHL history to record 900 points, and Boyd Devereaux scored with 2:23 left to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
With the game tied 1-1, Devereaux scored the winner from the slot when he buried a centering pass from Mathieu Dandenault.
Detroit trailed 1-0 late in the second period when Chelios took a shot from the right point that was blocked by Blues forward Dallas Drake. The puck found its way to Brett Hull at the left point, and he whipped a quick shot past Chris Osgood.
The assist was the 723rd of Chelios' career. Chelios has seven points this season on a goal and six assists.
Petr Cajanek scored his sixth goal for St. Louis.
With the win, the Red Wings moved into first place in the NHL's Central Division. Detroit has 30 points, which is two more than St. Louis, though the Red Wings have played four more games. The Blues will visit Detroit on Thursday.
The loss snapped the Blues' five-game home winning streak.
Detroit had scored 13 goals in its last two games before Saturday, but could manage just two against Osgood, who made 26 saves. Manny Legace stopped 21 shots for Detroit.
Legace's only mistake came 12:35 into the contest. Cajanek won a faceoff to Legace's right and then got the puck off a scramble. He beat Legace with a wrist shot to make it 1-0.
The Blues kept their one-goal advantage until Hull beat Osgood with 4:48 left in the second period.
Notes: Hull has 728 goals, three behind Marcel Dionne for third place on the NHL's career list. ... The Blues recalled defenseman Aris Brimanis from Worcester of the AHL and placed forward Eric Boguniecki on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury. ... The Red Wings have won eight of their last 11.
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