Winnipeg, Canada: St. Louis missed the chance to go joint top of the NHL standings when they lost 2-1 after a shootout at Winnipeg on Thursday, with Andrew Ladd scoring the decisive goal for the Jets in the tiebreaker.
A win would have moved the Blues level with Anaheim, who lead the Western Conference, and Montreal, who went clear atop the East with a victory over Carolina.
In other key results in the chase for play-off berths, Alex Ovechkin lifted Washington to victory at Minnesota, Dallas hung on to edge Pittsburgh and Ottawa won a ten-goal game against Boston.
At Winnipeg, Drew Stafford scored in regulation for the hosts and David Backes did the same for St. Louis.
Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec made 32 saves for his 16th win of the season as Winnipeg moved into a tie for seventh in the West.
