Los Angeles Kings backup goalie Jhonas Enroth made 24 saves for his sixth NHL shutout, and Jeff Carter’s power play-goal was the difference in a 3-0 victory against the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center on Tuesday.
The Blues tied a season-low with 24 shots on goal and didn’t have much traffic in front of Enroth. Â It was a disappointing effort for the Blues who were catching the Kings on the second night of back-to-back games. Â L.A. lost in Chicago on Monday night.
“We didn’t play the way we needed to collectively play,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. Â Â “We took penalties that took any momentum that we had that we earned; we took it away on penalties early in the first period and they played at a tempo … we got some good stuff going in the second, but they played at a tempo that we struggled to keep up to. It was an eye-opener for a lot of people.”
The Blues (8-3-1), who play at the Blackhawks on Wednesday, concluded a five-game home stand 3-1-1; Allen made 31 saves.