St.Louis Blues edge Nashville Predators in shootout

That brings us to the end of a first period — St.Louis Blues 2, Nashville Predators 0. St.Louis Blues edged the shot clock 12-5, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Victor Hedman opened the scoring for St.Louis Blues at 5:23, then Sammy Blais extended the lead for St.Louis Blues at 16:40.

Arvid Soderblom was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, St.Louis Blues went 0-for-1.

St.Louis Blues owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — St.Louis Blues 0, Nashville Predators 0. St.Louis Blues edged the shot clock 9-7, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Neither side could solve the goaltending — a grinding, scoreless frame.

Arvid Soderblom was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

St.Louis Blues owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a wild third period — St.Louis Blues 1, Nashville Predators 3. Nashville Predators edged the shot clock 17-7, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Alexander Kerfoot cut the deficit for Nashville Predators at 6:21, Stefan Noesen tied it for Nashville Predators at 7:28, Brock Boeser put Nashville Predators in front on the power play at 10:48, and Viktor Arvidsson tied it for St.Louis Blues at 15:55.

Juuse Saros was under siege with 13 highlighted stops.

On the power play, St.Louis Blues went 0-for-1 while Nashville Predators went 1-for-3.

Nashville Predators owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

The skills competition decides it—St.Louis Blues take the extras over Nashville Predators.