HAWKS CAN'T DENT LALIME

ST. LOUIS -- Jay McClement scored his first NHL goal on a penalty shot and added an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues to their first win of the season, 4-1 over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

Patrick Lalime, acquired by the Blues from Ottawa before the NHL lockout, rebounded from a slow start and made 32 saves in his first victory of the season. Lalime was 0-3 with a 6.00 goals-against average.

Dean McAmmond, Scott Young and Dallas Drake also scored for St. Louis (1-3). Mike Sillinger had two assists, giving him 400 career points.

Tyler Arnason scored the only goal for Chicago, which began a four-game road trip.

St. Louis, which had been the only Western Conference team without a win, started off strong in this one. Just 20 seconds in, Sillinger centered the puck to McAmmond in the left circle, and he flipped a shot over the left shoulder of Chicago goalie Nikolai Khabibulin.

Midway through the period, McClement was tripped by Jaroslav Spacek as he broke in alone on Khabibulin. Referee Mick McGeough awarded McClement a penalty shot, and he scored on a wrist shot just inside the left post to make it 2-0 at 10:58.

Young scored on a wrist shot at 17:51 of the first period to give the Blues a 3-0 lead. Drake extended the advantage to four goals at 1:19 of the third period.

Arnason ruined Lalime's shutout bid when he scored his second of the season, a power-play goal, with 7:43 left.

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