Anaheim’s performance in Chicago combined with losing Brandon Montour to an elbow injury made St Louis a heavy favorite. However, Paul Kariya himself made a special appearance at the game. St. Louis should know better than to tempt the emotions of the hockey gods like that and the results spoke for themselves.
First Period:
The Ducks’ breakout was noticeably, dare I say, effective in the opening five minutes of the games. They were able to open up the middle of the neutral zone and carry the puck into the offensive zone.