The St. Louis Blues were riding high after their last two victories. After knocking off the Tampa Bay Lightning in a tight, defensive affair and then exploding with offense against the Calgary Flames, maybe the Blues thought things were going to be easy.
With the Nashville Predators struggling entering this game, maybe the Blues thought they were only what their record says they were. That was not the case.
Nashville came out hot and scored in less than a minute in the first period. The Predators did not take their foot off the gas, doubling their lead before the period was even halfway through.