SB Nation St. Louis - Blues Vs. Canucks: St. Louis Is Shutout In 2-0 Defeathttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49009/stl-fave.png2012-03-01T23:37:47-06:00http://stlouis.sbnation.com/rss/stream/26005182012-03-01T23:37:47-06:002012-03-01T23:37:47-06:00Blues Vs. Canucks Final Score: St. Louis Get Shutout In 2-0 Defeat
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stlouisgametime.com/">St. Louis Blues</a> managed to keep the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.nucksmisconduct.com/">Vancouver Canucks</a> off the scoreboard for two periods, but they couldn't hold on in the third period of a 2-0 defeat on Thursday night. Playing on the road in a match-up of NHL elitse, the Blues weren't able to score against a stingy Canucks defense.</p>
<p>Despite getting 29 shots on goal, the Blues weren't able to get a single puck past Canucks goaltender <span>Roberto Luongo</span> all night. The Canucks were having similar issues scoring for a while, but with the benefit of playing at home they managed to find a score early in the third period.</p>
<p>Vancouver's Alex Burrows scored the game-winning goal, the game's only goal, roughly four minutes into the third period. It was his 23rd goal of the season. The two sides battled it out until the end after that goal, with the Canucks sticking one more into the empty net with less than a minute remaining in the game.</p>
<p>It was a hard-fought loss for St. Louis on Thursday, but the Blues still are surely looking forward to future games against one of the major Eastern Conference contenders.</p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-blues/2012/3/1/2838563/blues-vs-canucks-final-score-game-recap-nhl-2012Satchel Price2012-03-01T22:43:54-06:002012-03-01T22:43:54-06:00Blues Vs. Canucks Score Update: St. Louis, Vancouver In Scoreless Tie After Two Periods
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stlouisgametime.com/">St. Louis Blues</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.nucksmisconduct.com/">Vancouver Canucks</a> are locked up in a scoreless tie after two periods at Rogers Arena on Thursday night. In an anticipated match-up between two of the NHL's top teams this season, fans have been treated to a defensive battle between two high-quality defensive teams.</p>
<p>So far this season, the Blues have been tops in the NHL in allowing the fewest goals per game, and they've continued that trend against a talented Canucks team. However, St. Louis hasn't been able to score at all either, so both teams go into the final period without a goal.</p>
<p>After two periods, each team has had two power play opportunities apiece. St. Louis has a 22-18 advantage in terms of shots on goal, but both the Blues' <span>Brian Elliott</span> and the Canucks' <span>Roberto Luongo</span> have been perfect in the net. At the moment, Vancouver has lost two games in a row, so getting a win against St. Louis would be huge.</p>
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https://stlouis.sbnation.com/st-louis-blues/2012/3/1/2838468/blues-vs-canucks-score-update-nhl-2012Satchel Price2012-03-01T15:00:00-06:002012-03-01T15:00:00-06:00Blues Vs. Canucks: St. Louis' Western Road Trip Rolls On
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<p>A win over Vancouver will place the Blues back atop the Western Conference standings again. Are they up to the challenge of taking on last year's Western Conference champions?</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.nucksmisconduct.com/">Vancouver Canucks</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stlouisgametime.com/">St. Louis Blues</a> have a bit of a contentious past. The Canucks swept the Blues out of their first post-lockout playoff experience in 2009, and the Blues and their fans haven't seemed to let that pass. Factor in the fact that the Canucks are consistently one of the best teams in the NHL year in, year out, and play their butts off in a rougher style than they get credit for, and you get why the Blues tend to step up their game against them.</p>
<p>Well, step up there game during regular play. Factor in overtime stick breakages and people leaving the ice at the wrong time to grab a stick (<span>T.J. Oshie</span>, I'm looking at you) , and you get why the Blues lost their last match-up in January 3-2 in overtime. What's impressive is that the Blues have gotten five out of six possible points from the Canucks so far this season, and getting seven of eight will put them atop of the Western Conference.</p>
<p><span>Brian Elliott</span> is getting another start against the Canucks. He's been masterful against them this season, starting all three games and shutting them out the first one. It's tough to find a team that either Blues goalie isn't masterful against -- they both, for the first time in franchise history -- have twenty wins on the season. If you want to look at why the Blues have been so successful this year, the buck stops with Elliott and <span>Jaroslav Halak</span>.</p>
<p>Offensively they haven't been a high scoring team on a regular basis, but they did open up the can of whoop-butt on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.coppernblue.com/">Edmonton Oilers</a> on Wednesday evening. The Blues lit them up for five goals, including two from <span>Andy McDonald</span> and a penalty shot goal from <span>Chris Stewart</span>. They rebounded from a questionable second period where they gave up two goals to the Oilers to dominate the third, which is just the kind of response that will be needed tonight against a team that is one of the hardest working and most talented in the league.</p>
https://stlouis.sbnation.com/2012/3/1/2836433/blues-vs-canucks-st-louis-western-road-trip-rolls-onLaura Astorian