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ST. LOUIS - Jake Allen was a little more than 3 minutes from his third straight shutout Thursday night.In the end, the St. Louis Blues goalie had to hold on just to win. The New Jersey Devils scored three times in a span of 2:34 late in the third period but came up just short as the Blues extended their winning streak to seven games with a 4-3 victory.Allen would have enjoyed another shutout, but said the main thing was getting two more points.I think shutouts are bonuses, he said. If I got that third one, great, Ill enjoy it for a little bit. But Im just focusing on wins right now. Definitely a couple of things to learn from the last few minutes, but all in all, we got the win and well move on to Saturday.Allen made 24 saves and ran his shutout streak to 184 minutes before giving up his first goal in two weeks.Vladimir Tarasenko stretched his goal-scoring streak to four games — he and Blues linemate Jaden Schwartz each had a goal and an assist. Tarasenko has scored five goals during his four-game streak and eight in his last six games overall.Its not about the scoring; its about the wins, Tarasenko said. We have seven in a row. So lets make it eight and prepare for the next game.Alexander Steen and David Backes also scored for St. Louis. Jori Lehtera had two assists.Allen, who stopped 26 shots in blanking the Devils 1-0 Tuesday night in New Jersey, had his shutout streak snapped at 184:01 when Michael Ryder beat him with a wrist shot at 16:35 of the third period.Prior to that, Allen had not allowed a goal since Vancouvers Linden Vey scored on him at 11:57 of the third period on Oct. 23.I think he gets a lot of help from their team, New Jerseys Patrik Elias said. Their defencemen are some of the best in the league, if not the best, and they move the puck and dont give the other team great chances. When they do give up some, obviously hes played well for them. Marek Zidlicky then scored at 18:09 for New Jersey and Ryder added his second of the game with 50.5 seconds left to make it 4-3.Its tough, Allen said. I just wanted to bear down and give them nothing. You had 1 minute left to get two points and lay it on the line. We got it. We squeezed it out.Blues coach Ken Hitchcock felt the team let Allen down the last few minutes.I feel bad for him, Hitchcock said. Its a win but it feels a little bit like a loss because we let the guy down because he was so good. Jersey came in with real purpose; they really pushed us hard.Cory Schneider made 22 saves for the Devils. He was pulled in favour of Keith Kinkaid after Steen scored on a power play at 7:10 of the third period.Tarasenko got the Blues on the board just before the end of the first period with another highlight-reel goal. He got the puck from Schwartz in the slot, manoeuvred to his left through three Devils, then pulled Schneider out of position before lifting the puck over him at 19:55.Hes probably the hottest player in the league right now, Schneider said. You cant deny his skill. I tried to out-wait him but hes real patient and got it up at the end which I wasnt sure he was going to be able to do. It was another nice goal from him.Schwartz made it 2-0 at 11:05 of the second when he took a long clearing pass from Barret Jackman and skated in alone on Schneider. Schwartz put a wrist shot over Schneiders right shoulder for his sixth goal.NOTES: New Jersey began a stretch of playing 15 out of 20 on the road. ... Schneider has started all 13 games for the Devils. Taven Bryan Youth Jersey . 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She did things on skis that made the birds take notice.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady tries not to get too high when things are going well or too low when theyre not.Good thing, considering how poorly the season has gone for him and the New England Patriots offence.The winner of two MVP awards in both the regular season and the Super Bowl is ranked 27th in completion percentage, 29th in passer rating and 33rd in the 32-team NFL in average gain per attempt.Now, coming off the second most lopsided loss in his 15 NFL seasons, hell face the team that has allowed the fewest points per game (11) this season, the unbeaten Cincinnati Bengals, on Sunday night.Its important not to ride the wave of emotion of, Yeah, were really great, and, Yeah, were terrible this week, Brady said Wednesday. It doesnt serve any purpose other than to understand the things that you need to correct.There are plenty of those.The offensive line has struggled with frequent personnel changes. Only one wide receiver has more than 10 catches.In the last 14 quarters, Brady has led the offence to just 46 points. Backup Jimmy Garoppolo produced seven more when the rookie replaced Brady with just over 10 minutes left in Monday nights 41-14 rout by the Kansas City Chiefs.Since, then Brady has been criticized by television analysts.He said hes not listening as he prepares for the Bengals (3-0).I probably dont pay attention too much because I understand whats going on, Brady said. I know probably a lot more information than you guys have, a lot more information than they have, and were just trying to focus on the things we can to do to get better.But is he past his prime?Im trying to do the best job I can do, he said.The Patriots (2-2) have little depth at any offensive position and the usually positive Brady was restrained in assessing the team.Does he have the talent around him and blocking protection to succeed?Well see, he said.Does the team have the intestinal fortitude to fight through its current adversity?Well see, he said.Still, he said: I trust all the guys in the llocker room.ddddddddddddCoach Bill Belichick was even more repetitive.How difficult is it to recover from Mondays loss? What about Bradys age? How about having a 37-year-old quarterback?Were on to Cincinnati, he said in answering each question.Right now, he added, were preparing for Cincinnati.The Patriots hope that single-minded focus will get their offence rolling and restore the solid defence they played in their two games before the loss to the Chiefs.Its not the time to tense up and call it a season, Brady said. Were tied for the best record in our division, not that that is a great feat by any stretch. But well see what were made of as we continue to fight through these tough weeks, and, hopefully, it builds character and builds resiliency.A loss would leave the Patriots at 2-3 for the first time since 2001. They won the Super Bowl that season.That poor start didnt generate such hand-wringing because expectations were low after a 5-11 record in 2000. But in the last 11 full regular seasons, theyre 138-38.Like (Belichick) always says, ignore the noise and just stay focused on what we need to do, stay focused on what our process is to try to make the improvement, Brady said. Weve got an important job to do this week and the clock is ticking.Brady hasnt thrown for more than 249 yards this season after averaging 271.4 last season. Against the Chiefs, he completed 14 of 23 passes for 159 yards with one touchdown, two interceptions and two sacks.Safety Devin McCourty isnt surprised by the criticism of his quarterback.I think we all understand its all about what people think youve done lately, he said. Were not worried about Tom. Hes a guy whos a leader of this team.So far hes led the team to a sputtering start.I can definitely do a better job (but) its not an individual sport, Brady said. This isnt like hitting home runs or playing golf and not making par. Were all trying to do a better job.___Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '