Ordinarily, I could possibly see the New Jersey Devils losing 2-3 through a shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues as a positive result. The Blues are a very talented team. The Blues are very good at home and they tend to not lose when they lead after two periods. The Blues also played an excellent game of hockey; when they were able to get their cycle going on offense, they were difficult to stop. While there were not an excessive number of shots, the Blues had many dangerous shots and forced Keith Kinkaid to make a lot of tough saves.