I had a Tweet queued up Monday night. Right around the thirteen-minute mark I took a quick look at the standings, and bemoaned the fact the Stars would have an awfully tough time catching the teams ahead of them if they kept being so charitable with the NHL Game-Day Participation Point. I didn’t pull the trigger, however. Instead I decided to wait and see exactly how many points the Stars were willing to sacrifice.
The answer was two.
Despite playing their second overtime game in as many nights, despite getting outshot 38-22, out power-played 3-1, and missing their captain/defensive stalwart Alex Pietrangelo, the Blues were able to out-work the Stars in the extra frame, force a bad defensive zone turnover, and steal a win.