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St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Pavel Datsyuks marker with 2.2 seconds left in overtime sent the Detroit Red Wings over the St. Louis Blues by a 3-2 count at Scottrade Center. Datsyuk fired away from the inner arc of the left circle and his rising shot caught the crook between Brian Elliotts arm and body, then squeezed through and rippled the net inside the near post. Joakim Andersson and Tomas Tatar also scored for the Red Wings, who have won four out of their last five. Petr Mrazek came up with a 25-save effort. It was huge to get both points here, Andersson said. Were happy to get two points from (the Blues). David Backes and Alex Steen tallied for the Blues, whose five-game win streak came to a crashing halt despite earning a point. Elliott ended up making 21 stops. I thought they had too much offensive zone time, Steen said. It felt like Detroit was a step quicker than us tonight and it cost us the game. Detroit broke open the game with two goals a minute apart late in the second. Andersson picked up his first of the year on a stuffer attempt from the right post at 18:04 and Tatar doubled the edge at 19:04 by flipping a Jonathan Ericsson rebound home from atop the crease. Backes brought the hosts back to 2-1 on a power-play strike just shy of four minutes gone in the third. The Blues kept pressing and tied the game with less than 48 seconds to play as Alex Pietrangelos try from the left circle was deflected home in front by Steen. Game Notes Detroit has won three in a row and four of five in St. Louis ... Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk picked up an assist in 28:53 of ice time but was a game-worst minus-3 ... Both teams are back in action on Saturday, as the Red Wings host Nashville and the Blues welcome the Maple Leafs. 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Tony Snell Jersey . -- Miguel Angel Jimenez quickly shifted his focus back to the Ryder Cup after winning his first Champions Tour event.VANCOUVER - The Canadian womens national soccer team will have revenge and the future in mind when it hosts Japan in an international friendly at B.C. Place Stadium on Tuesday.Canada hopes for redemption after a 3-0 loss to the Japanese in Edmonton on the weekend, but also wants to use the game as preparation for the 2015 Womens World Cup that it will host next summer.Were improving as a nation, said midfielder Desire Scott of Winnipeg. Unfortunately, the (last) result didnt show as we wanted it to, but were making some strides in some areas that were wanting to. So weve got that to build on that coming up in this next game (Tuesday).Scott, who re-joined the team recently from Englands Knotts County, will start after subbing into Saturdays contest in the 85th minute. She will be among lineup changes that coach John Herdman makes as he continues a youth movement designed to mesh 2012 Olympic and previous World Cup veterans with newcomers and achieve a faster pace of play against the globes top teams.The most pressing needs in wake of Saturdays loss are more goal production and defensive discipline. The Canadians played well for much of the game against Japan, the reigning World Cup champion, at Commonwealth Stadium, but struggled from lapses at inopportune times.Defensively, I think were pretty strong — minus the goals, obviously, said Scott. But I think, now, its about finding that quality in the final (offensive) third (of the pitch.)She said the quick turnaround from the last match with the Japanese will provide fresh legs, hopefully, a fresh new mindset and a chance to grow.The fatigue factor will be there, said Scott. Were trying to play it out as if we were in the World Cup, getting used to that quickened game-time turnaround. So itll be good for us. Itll be a lesson to learn.Some young players, including defender Kadeisha Buchanan of Toronto, will play before heading back to their university teams. They will then re-join the national squads Vancouver-based residency program in January.Getting some minutes in is very key, just getting that experience in, just trying to grow throughout, said Buchanan, who has 24 senior international caps and will return to West Virginia after the game. These two games, (the goal) is getting better positioning on the ball. Its like, no shotss, no crosses and just trying to get that shutout that we want and, basically, just getting the win.ddddddddddddIn another notable change from Saturdays contest, goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe of Edmonton will get the start after Erin McLeod, who backstopped Canada to a 2011 bronze medal, played in the first game against Japan.(Labbe) has just qualified for the Champions League (with her Swedish KIF Orebro team), said Herdman. Shes had a terrific season, set records there. So she deserves a chance to play and keep pushing Erin McLeod for that No. 1 spot.He stressed that McLeod is the No. 1 keeper but said its important for Labbe, 24, and veteran Karina LeBlanc of Maple Ridge, B.C., who is still with the national team but not on the roster for these two games against Japan, to keep pushing her.We have to give these keepers a chance to, one, keep showing what they can do but, two, get them ready for that (World Cup) tournament, said Herdman.Herdman is also anxious to give other young players a chance against Japan. He used all six of his substitutes in the first game and could use that many again in the second. This game serves as another opportunity for veterans who led Canada to a 2012 Olympic bronze to mentor newcomers as the senior national program continues its effort to repair a very big disconnect in the development of teenaged and players aged 20-25 in the past.Weve got a wonderful group of women who understand people, said Herdman. They work hard to make sure that young players get it, but also can enjoy it. And, I think thats what weve seen in the last year, where the younger players arent coming in petrified. They actually just feel part of a culture now, and I think they actually get what were trying to achieve, which is to make our country proud.Captain Christine Sinclair said the youth movement has given Canada more depth, which she hopes will translate into more scoring opportunities and tighter play at the back Tuesday.We want to get the ball in the back of the net against them, said Sinclair. We had a couple of chances, but not really golden opportunities.Note: Herdman said midfielder Diana Matheson, who scored the goal in Canadas 1-0 Olympic bronze-medal victory against France in 2012, suffered a knee injury Saturday, but hopes she wont be out long. ' ' '