The St. Louis Blues were riding high after a come-from-behind win against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Surely, that would carry over onto the road against the Washington Capitals, right?
Of course, we cannot have nice things. So, that was far from the case.
St. Louis had basically no offense in the first period. They had two shots on goal until the final few minutes, when they added three for a total of five in the first period.
The Blues also relied heavily on Jordan Binnington. He stopped 11 of 12 shots, with the only one to get by him being a deflection from Tom Wilson in front.