Under normal circumstances, rolling into the third period up by a score of 4-1 wouldn’t be a cause for concern. Under no circumstances should it be a concern when you’re playing the Arizona Coyotes.
And yet.
If you were wondering if the Blues were still playing down to the competition, last night’s game showed you yes, yes they were. Maybe not the entire game, maybe it was going to be just a bit of it, but yep. The Blues were going to coast at some point last night and it nearly cost them the game.