Blues Beat Predators 3-0; Shutout For Halak, Goals From Oshie, Berglund, And Tarasenko

Yet again, the Blues've shut out the Nashville Predators at Scottrade Center, winning on a strong performance by the defense and goaltender Jaroslav Halak.

Patrik Berglund Scores On Penalty Shot Against Pekka Rinne

There have been but two penalty shots so far this season. Ilya Kovalchuk had the first, and scored on countryman Ilya Bryzgalov. The second went to Patrik Berglund, who was taken down on a breakaway by Mike Fisher. The play started when newcomer to the Blues (though not to the NHL) Wade Redden took a hit to facilitate a play, getting the puck to Jaden Schwartz, who sprung Berglund. Off to the races he went; while Ryan Suter was able to knock the puck away from David Backes on his breakaway attempt, Fisher missed the puck and just took out Berglund. From our own Fred Mertz (if you don't subscribe to his YouTube channel, WHY?), witness the beauty of Berglund's penalty shot:

I appreciate the way that he elevated the puck above Rinne's blocker. It's a move that seems to work, so stick with it. Rinne is an outstanding goaltender, so if you can find some sort of weakness, exploit it.

Berglund's goal put the Blues up 2-0 over the Predators in the second period.

GameThread For Nashville Predators At St. Louis Blues, Jan 24, 2013

The Preds are in St. Louis for the first time this season. Can the Blues get out of this one without a shootout?

Predators At Blues GameDay Preview

How do the Blues beat the Preds more often than not? By scoring three goals! How do they score three goals? By playing three whole periods of hockey.

On the Forechecks' Game Day Preview

Stop by and say hi to our friends at On the Forecheck. Dirk has some stats and some updates about the Preds' possible line-up for tonight. Their game day thread is full of stats to boot, but if that's your thing, stat away.

Predators At Blues Game Day #4: You Again So Soon?

The Blues had to fight to beat the Predators Monday evening in Nashville, and played too little too late Tuesday in Chicago. Can the Scottrade home crowd propel these guys to a finish more in line with Saturday's?