The St. Louis Blues are a good hockey team, and they showcased it last night. The Blues dominated the Rangers from the start and rode it to a 5-2 win. The game itself would have been a great confidence booster for the Rangers had they skated with the Blues, the way they did with the Avs, but alas it was not to be.
This is not a game where you blame a specific aspect of the game. The Rangers played well in the first, but they were outclassed by a far superior team. There’s nothing wrong with that. Just shows us how far the Rangers need to go before they are true contenders.
Rangers 1, Blues 0
Filip Chytil gives the #NYR a 1-0 lead pic.twitter.com/fF5pn50R1Y
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) January 12, 2020
Filip Chytil with one that should have been stopped.
Blues 1, Rangers 1
Gotta be honest… that four-minute double minor by Robert Bortuzzo worked out pretty good for us in the end. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/NRzzX6Ux62
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 12, 2020
Gotta cover the guy out of the box. Robert Bortuzzo makes them pay.
Blues 2, Rangers 1
Good way to finish the first period. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/VF6kKytwL2
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 12, 2020
Five Rangers on one side of the ice – that leaves Vince Dunn open like this, uncontested.
Blues 3, Rangers 1
Like clockwork. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/Wth4XGpbqK
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 12, 2020
A powerplay goal from the Ovechkin spot. Not much else here.
Blues 3, Rangers 2
We know the score, but let's appreciate some wizardry from Fil 🎩 @NYRangers pic.twitter.com/kGFy4kb1AF
— x – Rangers on MSG (@RangersMSGN) January 12, 2020
This is an easy one to break down since it slaps you in the face. Both Blues defenders went low to challenge Chyil and left Brett Howden wide open.
Blues 4, Rangers 2
The game's not over, but we're calling it right now: this is the Shot of the Night. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/otyaUStTKv
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 12, 2020
Sigh. I don’t think you need me to break this down.
Blues 5, Rangers 2
We're running out of clever captions for all these goals. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/4lZ3ynqH1d
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 12, 2020
Jaden Schwartz got the inside track on Mika Zibanejad and the deflection was well placed.
Shot Heatmap
There’s not much here that should surprise anyone. St. Louis is really good. Just run with it and on to the next.
Skater Results
Another one of those where you expect them to look bad and they did. It is what it is. Maybe I’m in the minority, but I’m not looking at this with a lot of concern. Let’s focus on those not in the “bad” sections here.
Next up is three of four against the Islanders. The Isles are good, sorry to say, but I will be equally upset about losses to them as you are. Let’s hope they continue good process.
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