After being blitzed in Game One, the St. Louis Blues add a wrinkle to their neutral-zone forecheck to contain the speed and skill of the Colorado Avalanche.
It works.
STL stun the home crowd and wins Game Two handily. In Game Three, the Blues hold their own at 5v5 until two late empty-netters.
What’s changed?
Instead of …
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