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Skinner, Ryan lift Hurricanes over Blues 4-2

Posted January 05, 2017 6:00 am

By STEVE OVERBEY

Carolina Hurricanes' Jay McClement, left, skates in with the puck on St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen, left, as he is pressured by Patrik Berglund, of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Billy Hurst) The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Jeff Skinner put Carolina ahead in the third period and Derek Ryan scored twice, helping the Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night.

Skinner scored a power-play goal with 6:08 remaining to make it 3-2, and then Ryan added an empty-netter for his second of the game with 1:19 left. Skinner's goal was his 14th of the season.

Jay McClement also scored for Carolina, which ended a two-game losing streak. Cam Ward made 21 saves.

Joel Edmundson and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for St. Louis, which was coming off a 4-1 win over Chicago in the Winter Classic on Monday. Jake Allen made 25 saves but lost to Carolina for the first time in four starts.

McClement, a former member of the Blues, tied it at 2 with 8:58 left in the second period. That came after Tarasenko scored his team-high 19th goal of the season midway through the second.

Notes: Carolina RW Ty Rattie, claimed on waivers Wednesday from the Blues, played regular shifts in his first game with his new team. Rattie was a healthy scratch in his last 15 games in St. Louis. ... The Hurricanes have committed a league-low 105 penalties this season. ... The teams will meet twice the season, the final contest coming April 8 in Carolina. ... St. Louis D Carl Gunnarsson missed the contest after injuring his lower-body injury in the third period of the Winter Classic.

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Carolina: Plays at Chicago on Friday night.

St. Louis: Hosts Dallas on Saturday in the fifth game of a season-high six-game homestand.

Carolina Hurricanes' Teuvo Teravainen, left, of Finland, reaches for the puck as he falls to the ice in front of St. Louis Blues' Jay Bouwmeester during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Billy Hurst) The Associated Press

Carolina Hurricanes' Derek Ryan, middle, celebrates with Brock McGinn and Jordan Staal, right, after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Billy Hurst) The Associated Press

St. Louis Blues' Joel Edmundson, left, and Carolina Hurricanes' Lee Stempniak battle for position during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Billy Hurst) The Associated Press

Carolina Hurricanes' Jay McClement, right, celebrates with Brett Pesce after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Billy Hurst) The Associated Press

Carolina Hurricanes' Victor Rask, top, of Sweden, checks St. Louis Blues' Paul Stastny to the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Billy Hurst) The Associated Press

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