The St. Louis Blues had their best shutdown guys go up against Calgary’s top line tonight and win. The depth lines still had plenty of scoring chances that could have kept Calgary in it, but nobody other than Backlund could come through. The Blues fourth line significantly outmatched Calgary’s tonight too, but the other line struggling was a more prominent reason for getting just one goal.
CF% – 54.39%, SCF% – 58.89%, HDCF% – 71.53%, xGF% – 60.48%
It’s a Team Game – Parayko and Mikkola bounced back, and Ryan O’Reilly concentrated on playing expert defence.