The story of the St. Louis Blues goaltender is well known these days. In brief: He takes over as the go-to goaltender with a trade of Brian Elliott, hits a mid-season roadblock and then overcomes his struggle to lead the team to a sixth straight playoff bid.
Within the past 96 hours, Jake Allen has been extended this narrative to a new high.
The Blues won their first two games of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Minnesota Wild, both 2-1 road victories over an emerging division rival. Between those two contests, Allen stopped 74 of 76 shots.