In case you’ve been hiding under a rock for a week or so, the St. Louis Blues are in the Western Conference Quarterfinals against their bitter rival, the Chicago Blackhawks. St. Louis has shown a bit of mental toughness that has been missing in recent years and taken a 2-1 series lead.
The Blues opened up the week with a game 1 win on home ice, but they had done that before. It took overtime to decide things between these two rivals, but that had happened before. St. Louis was a bit fortunate to win as they were outshot by a decent margin, but David Backes got the game winner with a “shot” that deflected in off a Chicago defenseman.