Elliott was at his best – and got some luck – in the second period when the Blues were outshot 16-5, but got the lone goal when Lehtera scored unassisted.
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DeBoer summarized the explanation he received from the referees: “We missed it. Sorry”.
St. Louis lost just one game in regulation in the regular season when trailing after two (28-1-5). They weren’t made to pay for it in this game, but they need a more consistent energy level in future games. They don’t want to go home down 0-2.
Blues coach Ken Hitchcock was asked about DeBoer mentioning the Blues’ high penalty total the past two days. They had to take risks to try to generate some offense, but it wasn’t their night thanks in large part to the guy in the big pads at the other end of the ice. Hitchcock called DeBoer’s comments “whining for calls”. I’m not sure why he’s doing it, you’ve got to ask him that question. “It just flat works for us”. Well play the game, well play it the right way, well play it honest, but well play it hard, let the refs decide.. They got to do their job, too. “They’ve got a tough enough job as it is”.
“It is safe to say that you are joking me?” Get the last game out of your head and focus on the next game. “I think it gets you more involved in the game”. “That’s fine by me”. Joe Pavelski has scored nine postseason goals, Logan Couture has scored 17 points and big defenseman Brent Burns has 16 points. The only one who has won a Stanley Cup is Brouwer. For the game, the Sharks out-shot the Blues 33-23.
“I don’t think we were maybe as sharp as we could have been”, Pavelski said.
“He just keeps the momentum where that loose puck is”. It’s just trying to figure out whether they’re going to or not that’s been the iffy subject so far.
Jori Lehtera did his patented jersey tug after scoring his second goal of the playoffs in Game 1, a goal that stood as the game-winner. The Sharks were able to get plenty of shots on target but Brian Elliott was excellent in the St. Louis goal but the Sharks know that if they stay the course they will be in good shape as they have the edge up front and if they can wear down the Blues back end they should be in a good spot to generate scoring chances and with time they will be able to scores some goals. It was one of those shot attempts, in the first period, which led to the San Jose goal. He also had two takeaways. No matter which Sharks player has the puck, he seemingly controls it with a string. He improved to 4-0 with a 1.29 goals-against average and.954 save percentage in five postseason games against San Jose.
“We probably had more quality chances than they did”, Sharks coach Pete DeBoer said Monday morning, about 13 hours after his team’s 2-1 loss to the Blues at Scottrade Center. The club came up with a win, but Hitchcock was not satisfied.
However, even when you’re having a great performance, sometimes you need a few bounces to go your way. Pretty simple. We’re good on the road. “We’re the third overall team, we’re right behind them”. But we have to do that on a consistent basis. The second period was disappointing for everyone, but the Blues didn’t really play that badly.
“It’s something that we take pride in”, said forward Alexander Steen.
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There was a hand pass midway through the man-advantage, leading to a stoppage in play, but the clock continued to run. “I thought it was going in”. I expect them to come out and want to prove to themselves they can play a better game. “I’ll make that save next time”.
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In the closing minutes of the third period, two separate net-front scrambles almost resulted in a goal in the final minutes of regulation, but Elliott held strong and managed to find the puck each time.
