The St. Louis Blues played the Dallas Stars just four days prior to this late-January matchup in St. Louis. The Blues were the better team for stretches, but let the points slip away with 60 seconds left.
They were hoping for a better fate at home and started reasonably well. They outshot the Stars 3-1 in the early going, but their power play looked horrendous and got zero shots on their first try.
St. Louis had a pretty good first period, but it was a lot of the same. Even though the shot totals were alright, there weren't a lot of second-chance opportunities.