In a game where the St. Louis Blues appeared mostly dominant controlling the puck and smothering the Jackets in all three zones throughout stretches of the game, and Jake Allen who got the start in the first of another back to back set playing well the Blues once again failed to get too much in the one area that matters. The front of the net.
Columbus would take the early lead at 9:34 in the first against the St. Louis Blues on Vladislav Gavrikov’s first NHL goal. Gavrikov would take advantage of the Blues single moment of a defensive breakdown.