The St. Louis Blues were trying to find their grove early in the 2019-20 season. After a long playoff run, a Stanley Cup championship and an incredibly short offseason, many of the players were off to somewhat slow starts. It seemed as though that was changing until disaster struck October 24 against the Los Angeles Kings.
Prior to that game, Vladimir Tarasenko appeared to be starting one of his trademark hot streaks. He had scored goals in three of his last four games and had 10 points in 10 games. When he was not scoring, he was being an assist machine, which boded well for a potential record setting season.