Second-period flurry leads Blues past Hurricanes

Blues forward Dylan Holloway controls the puck while under pressure from Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere during St. Louis’ 4-3 home win Saturday. (Scott Kane / AP Photo)

ST. LOUIS — Kasperi Kapanen snapped a tie 4:26 into the third period, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night.

Mathieu Joseph and Jake Neighbours each had a goal and an assist for St. Louis in its second straight win. Dylan Holloway also scored.

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Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere and Jack Roslovic scored for Carolina. Pyotr Kochetkov made 15 saves.

Joel Hofer, making his second consecutive start for St. Louis, had 37 saves. He made 34 saves and assisted on the lone goal in a 1-0 overtime win Thursday against the New York Islanders, becoming the only goalie in NHL history with a shutout and an assist on the only goal of the game.

The Blues had just four shots on goal in the first 20 minutes, but Hofer made 18 stops in the first period to limit the Hurricanes to just one goal.

The Blues scored three goals in a span of 3:09 in the second period. Joseph scored from the slot at 10:21. Neighbours blasted a slap shot from the top of the right circle at 11:35. Holloway made it 3-1 with his first goal with the Blues at 13:29.

The Hurricanes trailed 3-1 after two periods, but they rallied in the third. Gostisbehere scored on a power play at 1:39, and Roslovic tied it at 2:57.

The Hurricanes continue their six-game trip at Edmonton on Tuesday.