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St. Louis Blues' Jori Lehtera (12), of Finland, and Ottawa Senators' Max McCormick (89) reach for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in St. Louis.Bill Boyce/The Associated Press

Bobby Ryan scored twice, including the game-winner at 2:33 of overtime, to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.

Mike Hoffman also scored and Andrew Hammond made 36 saves for the Senators, who had lost three straight and been shut out in back-to-back games against the Chicago Blackhawks and New Jersey Devils.

Troy Brouwer and Kevin Shattenkirk scored for St. Louis, and Brian Elliott made 29 saves. The have lost three straight and four of five.

Brower put St. Louis on the scoreboard late in the first period, and Shattenkirk made it 2-0 at 7:42 of the second.

Hoffman cut Ottawa's deficit in half late in the second period, and Ryan tied it at 5:01 of the third.

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