ST. LOUIS — The Blues got to the end of a challenging stretch of their schedule on Saturday, one made even more challenging by a rash of COVID-19 cases and some significant offensive struggles.
The Blues played 12 games over the course of three weeks, and Sunday and Monday will mark the first time they’ve had consecutive days off since Nov. 5 and 6, when they were 6-1-1. The Blues had gone 3-6-2 in the meantime, and after looking decidedly lethargic after the first period on Friday in Chicago, they somehow managed on Saturday to bring all sorts of energy into their game with Columbus.
Backed by a second period that saw the Blues outshoot Columbus 17-8, outscore it 3-0 and pretty much limit the Blue Jackets to nothing over the first 12 minutes, the Blues snapped their two-game losing streak with a 6-3 win before a sellout crowd at Enterprise Center. It was their biggest offensive night since the Blues scored seven goals in the fourth game of the season, against Los Angeles.
