The St. Louis Blues returned home after a long road trip, and nobody knew what to expect against the Ottawa Senators. Would the long trip or turkey coma be to blame for another poor performance or would the beginning of the holiday season invigorate the team?
The opening of the first period seemed to indicate one of the first two choices. The Blues had no shots on goal until they got three during a power play, but that did not come until the period was about half over.
Nevertheless, the Senators weren't all together either. Neither team had a fast start, but both started coming around in the last few minutes.