The Blues lost their exhibition game to the Blackhawks 4-0. It was a flat, uninspired performance. Special teams were awful - the penalty kill allowed two Chicago power play goals, both from Dominik Kubalik, in the third period. The kicker? The Blackhawks had the 28th ranked PP in the regular season.
The Blues’ power play units went 0-for-4, and looked lackadaisical at best. The team took a laissez-faire approach, and it showed. After the game, captain Alex Pietrangelo summarized it well:
“That’s why you play an exhibition game, right?