This was a game the St. Louis Blues and their fans probably should have been worried about going into it. St. Louis had not played all that well in their past handful of games, despite quite a few wins.
On the flip side, the Canucks were red hot. They had points in seven straight games and had won five of those seven games.
Vancouver was undefeated in regulation on home ice and had points in all their home games. Meanwhile, the Blues were traveling out west, which can mess with your body having a game at 9 pm on your body clock.