Wednesday, May 1, 2013

NHL playoff update #1

Here is everything you need to know about last night's round one/game one playoff game between the St. Louis Blues and the Los Angeles Kings--
  • The Blues dominated the game from almost the very start-- physically, in time of possession, and in terms of shots and scoring opportunities.
  • Despite this, the Blues managed only one goal-- by Alexander Steen in the first period.
  • Predictably, the Kings did put together a brief bit of attacking pressure right at the end of the game. And, also predicatably, they scored (a goal by Justin Williams with 31.6 seconds left-- click here for video).
  • The Kings dominated the early part of overtime.
  • When Kevin Shattenkirk got a double minor high sticking penalty midway through the first overtime, I assumed the game was about to be over.
  • It was, in fact, over, less than a minute later, on Steen's shorthanded goal (see video below).


Game two is tomorrow night. Just in case you want to watch Steen's game-winning goal over and over again, here it is--


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