Follow @stlgoalie The Blues will be coming off their week plus long break tomorrow. Before we move on to the upcoming game, let’s revisit how they ending the pre-all-star game schedule.
The Blues started the game in Anaheim, dominating the Ducks, outshooting them 8-0 before giving up a goal to Daniel Sprong on just their 1st shot of the game over six and a half minutes into the game.
The Blues rebounded nicely with Vladimir Tarasenko tying the game less than four minute later. The key to the play was a strong forecheck play by Ryan O’Reilly.
The third period only saw ten combined shots with the Blues scoring two goals in less than a minute while only posting 6 shots. Tyler Bozak scored the 1st goal with a lucky bounce off the Ducks player.
Sammy Blais would get the final goal after Carl Gunnarsson makes a strong neutral zone play to spring Mackenzie MacEachern into the offensive zone.
Blues fans shouldn’t get too excited about the victory as the Ducks have been in a tail spin, only winning 2 of their last 16 games.
Lots of positive NCAA hockey stories lately There have been a lot of great NCAA hockey stories lately. Here are a few:
For its annual Skate for the Cure campaign, @RMUWHockey will sport #EndTheStigma patches in their games this weekend to address mental health issues. #NCAAWHockey pic.twitter.com/J7RkYDFy8D
— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) January 24, 2019
This weekend the #NCAAHockey community teamed up to support @HurstMensHockey longtime equipment manager Mike Folga, who is battling cancer. #FightingForFolgs 💜https://t.co/26kPwqoAzU
— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) January 28, 2019
As an opponent at Monday's #ForTheCure game at @PennStateWHKY, Lindenwood met hockey fan Jen Cowher who is currently battling cancer. The team invited her into the visiting locker room to announce the starting lineup.#NCAAWHockey
— NCAA Ice Hockey (@NCAAIceHockey) January 23, 2019
(via @LU_Hockey)pic.twitter.com/9RkNL58v1L
NHL Champions for Charity We’ve gotten some traction on the charity wager among the Central Division bloggers. The third charity I’ll highlight is Best Buddies Tennessee https://www.bestbuddies.org/tennessee/from your Predators’s Blogger Paul McCann. Best Buddies Tennessee is dedicated to establishing a volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development and inclusive living opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a side note, I recently got to experience a Best Buddies even in the St. Louis area that was led by the Eureka high school football team. It was a lot of fun and brought a lot of joy to those involved.
It’s a great day for hockey.