he let go a shot from just inside the left circle

ST. LOUIS -- Alexander Steen got just enough on a slap shot in the closing seconds to get the puck past Corey Crawford and give the St. Louis Blues a win over the rival Chicago Blackhawks. Steens drive with 21.1 seconds left trickled through Crawford and lifted the Blues to a 3-2 victory against the defending Stanley Cup champions on Wednesday night. Steen broke down the left side as part of a 3-on-1 rush. Instead of passing, he let go a shot from just inside the left circle. "You pick a spot," Steen said. "I dont know that its really how hard it is. Its more where you put it." The Blackhawks (1-1-1) lost for the first time in regulation. Chicago coach Joel Quenneville was particularly upset that his team gave up an odd-man break so late in a tie game. "Youve got to get that game to overtime," Quenneville said. "You take one (point) maybe two. You dont get none. Thats unacceptable. "There was not a lot of mistakes. We played a good game. But you cant make a mistake like that." The Blues (3-0) matched their best start to a season, also done in the 1969-70 and 1993-94 campaigns. "Playing Chicago is always a big game," Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak said. "I think our guys came up big. We stuck to the game plan and didnt give up." Halak, who made 26 saves, has been in net for all three wins. "You just have to focus on every shot and try not to give up rebounds," Halak said. Vladimir Tarasenko and David Backes also scored for St. Louis. Patrick Kane scored for the third straight game for the Blackhawks, and Jonathan Toews had the other Chicago goal. Crawford made 31 saves. Tarasenko gave the Blues a 1-0 lead when he beat Crawford with a wrist shot from the slot with 4:16 left in the first period. Kane tied it with a power-play goal 1:17 later. Patrick Sharps shot from the right circle trickled through to Kane at the left post, and he swatted the puck in. In the second period, Backes put the Blues back in front at 8:37 when he redirected Alex Pietrangelos shot from the right point into the net. But after Jaden Schwartz went off for hooking, Toews tied it 39 seconds later when he shoved a rebound past Halak. NOTES: Kanes power-play goal was the first allowed by the Blues in 12 chances this season. The goal also ended Halaks shutout streak at 111 minutes, 52 seconds. ... The game featured a matchup of the two most successful coaches in Blues history. Current St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock entered with the best winning percentage of .676 (74-32-13). Quenneville is second at .598 (307-191-95). Wholesale Chargers Jerseys China . The punch happened in the fourth quarter of Milwaukees 116-102 loss to the Kings on Wednesday when the two players became entangled while battling for rebounding position. Cheap Chargers Jerseys . 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Jabari Parker had 11 points and 10 rebounds, Brandon Knight tallied 13 points, eight assists and seven boards while Larry Sanders added 15 rebounds for Milwaukee, which fell at Charlotte in overtime in its season opener on Wednesday night. We closed the game out and it came from the defensive end, Parker said. We just came together and pulled through. Nerlens Noel posted his first career double-double, finishing with 14 points and 10 boards for the Sixers, who lost at Indiana in their first game of the year Wednesdaay night.dddddddddddd Hollis Thompsons triple with 8:21 remaining cut the Sixers deficit to 82-81. Mayo scored five points, including a game-ending clip starting jumper and a later triple, as the Bucks outscored them 11-0 the rest of the way. Philadelphia was 3-of-18 (16.7 percent) from the floor and Milwaukee scored 15 points on eight Sixers turnovers in the final frame. 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