Highlights of Saturday's National Hockey League games

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Blues 4, Wild 3 (overtime)

An overtime goal by Magnus Paajarvi and another superlative performance by goaltender Jake Allen spurred St. Louis into the second round of the playoffs.

Paajarvi beat Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk with a wrist shot from the top of the crease at 9:42 of overtime for the Blues, who saw a 3-1 lead slip away in the late stages of the third period only to find a way to win in the extra session.

St. Louis will open the Western Conference semi-finals at home versus the Nashville Predators.

Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexander Steen scored first-period goals and Allen had 35 saves as the Blues got their third road victory of the playoffs to win the series 4-1.

Paul Stastny, back in the lineup after missing a month with a foot injury, scored in the third period for the Blues.

Ryan Suter, Mikko Koivu and Jason Zucker scored for Minnesota, which had its best regular season in franchise history, but managed just eight goals in five playoff games. The Wild got 24 saves from Dubnyk and fell to 1-7 in their last eight home playoff games.

With the teams skating 4-on-4 in the second period, the Wild's Eric Staal made a rush to the net and was stopped by Allen. With his momentum carrying him past the net, Staal was tripped up by Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarson and went headfirst into the end boards.

After a lengthy delay, Staal was helped from the ice and went right to the locker room. He was taken to a St. Paul hospital for observation. (Editing by Gene Cherry)