The St. Louis Blues rode the momentum of a dominating 4-1 win in Game Two of their quarterfinal series against the Minnesota Wild at Scottrade into Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, powered by Vladimir Tarasenko’s hat trick and the play of Jake Allen, the NHL’s hottest goalie over the past two to three weeks. The silence of the crowd during the National Anthem until the last few seconds was surprising. In general the crowd was no more of a factor than during a regular-season game in Edmonton.
And, make no mistake, the players that hurt the Blues the most in Game One were the guys wearing the big musical note on their sweaters.