The St. Louis Blues played their best game of the season in the last one against the Colorado Avalanche. Playing against the Los Angeles Kings was going to show if that was a one-off or a solid trend.
Alas, the game did not start as well as the Blues might have liked. St. Louis did not really play that poorly in the opening minutes, but they failed to get a shot on goal for the first four minutes, which is becoming a disturbing trend.
On top of that, the Kings managed to score first. The Blues have the offensive talent to come from behind, but it is still not something they are terribly good at, despite their ability to not give up.