The Blues came out at the very beginning of the first period and looked solid. They looked quick and had a lot of energy. They were buzzing around the net and creating. Robby Fabbri pinged one off the glove-side post early on. If not for Pekka Rinne, they might have scored one, maybe even two.
Instead, after one period, the Blues were down 1-0 on a lucky goal. Mike Ribero appeared to have knocked it down with a high stick and Craig Smith was wide open for the tap in on the back side for the score.