SB Nation St. Louis - St. Louis Blues Stun Vancouver Canucks, Score Three And Hang Onhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49009/stl-fave.png2011-02-15T00:23:28-06:00http://stlouis.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17585842011-02-15T00:23:28-06:002011-02-15T00:23:28-06:00St. Louis Blues Stun Vancouver Canucks, Score Three And Hang On
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<p>After a disappointing series <a href="http://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-blues/2011/2/11/1988562/blues-vs-wild-western-conference-playoffs-7-pm" target="_blank">against the Minnesota WIld </a>the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stlouisgametime.com/">St. Louis Blues</a> scored early and hung on against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.nucksmisconduct.com/">Vancouver Canucks</a>, the top team in the NHL. Recently returned <span>Andy McDonald</span> and recent first-rounder <span>Patrik Berglund</span> turbocharged the Blues' faltering power play attack, and Alex Steen picked up his 16th goal of the season, second-most on the team, in between. The Canucks fell to 36-12-9, while the Blues improved to 25-21-9. </p>
<p><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span>Jaroslav Halak</span>, who'd struggled of late, outdueled white-hot Canucks goalie Robert Luongo—16-0-5 in his last in his last 21—stopping 23 shots out of 25 and holding the Canucks off after a third period goal seemed to portend another Blues collapse. </span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.stlouisgametime.com/2011/2/14/1993971/big-monday-canucks-at-blues-gdt" target="_blank">St. Louis Game Time</a> conceded that this isn't a must-win game so long as the Blues remain between a rock and a playoff-contention hard place, but if you believe in momentum, putting away the top team in the NHL is a great chance to get some. Of course, now they have to wait for it—they won't play the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.diebytheblade.com/">Buffalo Sabres</a> until this Friday, which should be just enough time for all that momentum to vanish.</p>
<p>The Blues aren't the luckiest team in the world.</p>
https://stlouis.sbnation.com/2011/2/15/2329820/st-louis-blues-stun-vancouver-canucks-score-three-and-hang-onDan Moore