The St. Louis Blues have every reason to be upset prior to taking the ice at the United Center Sunday for Game 3 of their opening-round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks.
They have to be upset with themselves and the hockey powers that be.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the second period in Game 2 Friday night, they appeared ready to take that advantage into the locker room at the end of two periods. All they had to do was survive a late faceoff in their own zone and they would carry that advantage into the final 20 minutes.
Instead, Jonathan Toews won the draw and Patrick Kane tapped it back to Duncan Keith. The stellar defenseman let loose with a slap shot that escaped goalie Brian Elliott's vision and found the top corner. The Blackhawks tied the score with five seconds to go in the period.
That was bad; what followed in the third period was worse.
Vladimir Tarasenko, who had scored the opening goal for the Blues, appeared to give St. Louis the lead when he scored at 12:14 of the third period. Tarasenko sild a shot into the net from the slot and the St. Louis fans exploded with joy. They ...
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