The St. Louis Blues were able to rally themselves to another nice showing in the second half of a back-to-back, beating Montreal 2-0. It wasn't perfect, unlike what the scoreboard says, but it was one of the better performances of the season.
One performance in particular was crucial to this win, and it might have had a bigger impact than just this game. After terrifying the entire country of Canada with a 6-goal letdown against the Colorado Avalanche on New Year's Eve, goaltender Jordan Binnington just responded in the biggest and best possible way. He shut the door on Montreal for his first shutout of the season, thus reigniting the Olympic flame for Team Canada.