The St. Louis Blues were embarrassed 7-2 last night by the Nashville Predators. They had six forwards out with injury, including Jordan Kyrou, Jimmy Snuggerud, and Nick Bjugstad. None of that mattered as they beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Friday night. They showed no ill effects of being shorthanded and playing last night.
The Blues entered the night 30th in scoring (2.53 GF/G) and 31st in goals allowed (3.56 GA/G). You wouldn’t have known that by watching tonight’s game. The Blackhawks had many one-and-done shifts in the offensive zone. The second and third chances that St. Louis has surrendered all season long were never produced by the Blackhawks.