The Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues always seem to play tight games. Regardless of one team dominating the other on the shot counter or in scoring chances, we've come to expect low scoring and physical affairs. Despite the Blues only mustering 12 shots on goal through all of regulation, solid goaltending was able to carry them into the shootout.
It would not be an understatement to say that the Blues crawled into the first period. Just coming off a game that went all the way to the shootout, they've also been ravaged by injuries.