The St. Louis Blues took to the road to face the Calgary Flames after a disastrous home opener against the Minnesota Wild. Although it was only two games into the season, there were some worrying trends that continued into the first period up in Alberta.
The Blues continued to find themselves shorthanded, taking three penalties in the first period and five in the first 30 minutes of the game. While the penalty kill was strong, the Blues offense was not, generating just four shots in the first 20 minutes.
The Blues did surrender the first goal of the game, but it was nothing but luck as the Flames scored on a play that would not even be recorded as a shot.