& # 8212; St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 8, 2022 With such an active start, an early goal was inevitable and the guests scored it. Daniel Sprong opened up to the transfer of the Belarusian Alexei Protas and shot Ville Husso with a powerful throw. But if the «metropolitan» knew then that this moment would be the only reason for their joy …
Right on the money 🤑 pic.twitter.com/6AwCvoDlvs
& # 8212; Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 8, 2022 Subsequently, the conditions of the game were dictated by the owners of the site. To begin with, Tory Krug quickly leveled the score with an excellent diagonal pass from Robert Thomas. The pass was so perfect that Krug had a lot of time to think about his next steps. The Blues forward did not become wise and sent the puck into the goal — no chance for Ilya Samsonov.
Torey Krug: & # 34; TIE GAME! & # 34; #stlblues pic.twitter.com/oP5MNlTfcH
& # 8212; St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 8, 2022 In the future, Craig Beryube rebuilt his team's game and returned it to its usual style: to act more tightly on the defensive and count on smashing counterattacks. The current «Washington» was not ready for such a model. First of all, this concerns the defensive line, “Capitals”, which the Russian leaders “Blues” today tore apart playfully and with pleasure. What is only the first goal of Pavel Buchnevich. The Russian kept the puck in a foreign zone on the right flank, passed it to a partner, and opened himself on free ice. Marco Scandella felt the moment and rolled Pavel under a stray throw. Samsonov was again out of work.
Welcome to the House of Buchy. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/NgaZMZ3Ir5
& # 8212; St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 8, 2022 Next, Buchnevich himself acted as an assistant. While Tom Wilson and Alexander Ovechkin tried to neutralize the opponent with a hit from both sides, Pavel quietly gave the puck to Ivan Barbashev, who increased the advantage of his team. A couple of minutes before his goal, Oskar Sundqvist also scored. Formally, the outcome of the meeting was decided after the second period. Ovechkin's confused look spoke about this.
You are my Sunshine, my only Sunshine. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/q4fia24JT9
& # 8212; St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 8, 2022
BUZZER-BEATER! #stlblues pic.twitter.com/jpjg4klwKT
& # 8212; St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 8, 2022 Ovi failed today. For 21 minutes of playing time, he only hit the shots on target three times and earned one of the worst utility indicators in the team — «-3». The apogee of the «performance» of the captain of the «capital» was a curious episode that occurred at the end of the second period, when Alexander did not deliberately hit Evgeny Kuznetsov in the face with a stick and sent him to the locker room. Fortunately, Kuzi's damage was not serious, and he quickly returned to the game. Her beautiful result was summed up by none other than Buchnevich. Towards the end of the meeting, Pavel loaded from his zone into an empty net and scored his second double for St. Louis Blues. New York Rangers bosses, have you figured out which forward you have abandoned?
FROM DOWNTOWN! #stlblues pic.twitter.com/kYnSfnOnMs
& # 8212; St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 8, 2022