LAS VEGAS — You don’t make statements in Game 3 of a hockey season. There’s just too much road to be traveled.
Nonetheless … the Blues have won three consecutive road games to start a season for the first time in franchise history. And two of those victories have come against the teams widely considered the best in the West – the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday and the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-1 Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.
OK, Colorado was without Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. And Vegas was missing Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone on Wednesday. But the victories still count — two points a crack. Next stop, St. Louis and the home opener Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings.