The St. Louis Blues seem to always have a good game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It seems difficult to think about it in those terms, given how good the Lightning can be, but playing them might have been just what the doctor ordered after some rough losses in the last two Blues games.
The first period might have been an odd duck for any other team than the Blues. It was normal for St. Louis though.
Tampa outshot the Blues 6-1 in the early portion of the first period. It seemed as though the Blues were going to be under siege, but they kept their composure, got some saves and found their game.