The St. Louis Blues struck first in this year's Western Conference Final, defeating the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in Game 1 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Sunday.
After the victory, the Blues sent out a celebratory tweet:
Blues goalie Brian Elliott tallied 31 saves and was stellar after allowing a late first-period goal as St. Louis defended home-ice advantage. The Blues are now three wins away from their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1970.
Evenly played games have been a rarity during this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. There have been many one-sided contests, some of which have ended in multigoal comebacks.
The start to this year's Western Conference Final broke that trend. Game 1 saw two goals in a matter of 34 seconds late in the first period. First, David Backes scored his seventh goal of the postseason with a man advantage to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead, via NBCSN:
Backes has flown under the radar in the postseason, but he's at the top in goals scored, per Audrey Dahlgren of KSDK in St. Louis:
Less than a minute later, Joe Pavelski defle ...
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