T.J. Oshie scored in the overtime shootout and goalie Brian Elliott stopped all three New Jersey attempts to give the Blues a 4-3 shootout win over the Devils. Elliott stopped all 15 shots he faced after he came into relieve Jaroslav Halak who gave up three goals in a period and a half. Elliot has made a case for not only the team’s MVP, but how about the NHL’s MVP? He’s 17-5-2 a league-low 1.62 goals-against average and league-best .940 save percentage.
Elliot lifts Blues against former team
February 8, 2012 By
Brian Elliot made 28 saves leading the Blues to a 3-1 win against his former team, the Senators on Tuesday night. The Blues handed Ottawa their seventh loss in a row. Elliot returned to Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, where he just played in the All-Star game.
The Blues were outshot 29-18, but they were efficient. David Perron had two goals and Chris Porter also scored for the Blues, who went through two Ottawa goalies after Craig Anderson stopped only two of four shots before being replaced by Alex Auld.
Blues goalie Elliott roughed up in All Star game (VIDEO)
January 30, 2012 By
The NHL All-Star game was in Ottawa, Canada on Sunday and the game is never set up to be a defensive battle so the goalies are often left to fend for themselves and it certainly wasn’t a memorable game for Blues netminder Brian Elliott. He gave up six of his teams 12 goals allowed, as his Team Alfredsson lost to Team Chara 12-9. Elliot stopped just 13 of 19 shots in 20 minutes of play for a .684 save percentage, the lowest of all six goalies that played.
The best part of the NHL All Star weekend, was Brian Elliot’s helmet cam during the shootout competition on Saturday. It gives you a great perspective of what the goalie sees.
Blues goalie Elliott ready for All-Star weekend
January 26, 2012 By
Blues goalie Brian Elliott in a game earlier this season against Vancouver. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
Blues goaltender Brian Elliott will travel to Ottawa to be part of the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend at Scotiabank Place. Elliott ranks first overall in the NHL in goals-against average (1.69), save percentage (.938) and ranks second overall in shutouts (5). He is 15-5-2 in 23 appearances for the Blues this season.
“I don’t think you can get to this League without believing in yourself, so I was confident and pretty stubborn,” Elliott said recently. “All throughout my career, I’ve been pushing…if you have an opportunity, you take it and try to run with it.”
Penguins pass the Blues in a shootout
January 25, 2012 By
Chris Kunitz's game winner goes over Brian Elliott during the shootout. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
The St. Louis Blues rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to tie the game, but were unable to get past the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won their seventh straight game, on a shootout for a 3-2 final over the Blues.
Chris Kunitz scored in the fourth round after the Blues’ Alex Pietrangelo did not convert for the Blues. Kunitz lifted a backhander over the glove of Brian Elliott as the Penguins won the shootout by a 2-1 margin.
Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made at least five big saves after the game was tied 2-2 to force OT. Fleury robbed David Backes, Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Sobotka in close in the last 10 minutes as the Blues fought back after allowing the Penguins to take a 2-0 lead on goals by James Neal and Steve Sullivan.
Berglund scored two goals in a 10-minute span over the second and third periods. His first game exactly three minutes after the Pens took their two goal lead. Berglund’s game tying goal came on a penalty shot 5:06 into the third.
