ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues made it 2-for-2 on Tuesday night.
For the second time in a month, Blues coach Mike Yeo went with an unconventional 11-7 lineup (11 forwards, 7 defensemen). For the second time, it yielded a victory in a 3-0 shutout of Ottawa.
Yeo last went with the 11-7 on Dec. 30, a 3-2 win over Carolina. That lineup was made out of necessity, an attempt to protect defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, who was returning from a lower body injury.
The latest lineup came after a 5-2 setback to Arizona on Saturday, arguably the Blues' worse loss of the season.