The St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in the first round of the 2012 NHL Playoffs, after mounting a late, shocking comeback. Trailing 1-0 since late in the second period, the Blues offense suddenly woke up 11:16 into the third period as RW Jamie Langenbrunner knocked a second-chance shot past G Antti Niemi:

Less than 60 seconds later, LW David Perron blasted a long attempt through Sharks defense to put the game at 2-1:

And then, with the Sharks goalie pulled, C Andy McDonald back-handed a decisive shot for a crowd-pleasing empty net goal:

With the win, the Blues advance to the second round of the 2012 NHL Playoffs.

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