EDMONTON, Alberta _ If the St. Louis Blues are to get out of this series alive, they must do it the hard way. Seemingly with all the momentum after a dominating 3-1 victory in Game 4, they slid back down the hill Wednesday night at Rogers Place.
A stinging 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks puts the Blues down three games to two in this best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series. The Blues need to win both Game 6 on Friday and Game 7 on Sunday to advance to the second round, where they will play either Vegas or Colorado.
The Blues squandered a 3-1 lead in the second period, allowing three unanswered goals before the period ended. They were swarming the Vancouver net at the end of the third period, and the puck crossed the goal line, but just a little bit late. After a brief review it was ruled no goal.
